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Why Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Graduation Plan Is “Cruel”

July 11, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 6 Comments

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt By now most have heard about Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Graduation Plan to make students describe what they will do after school in order to get […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Chicago Public Schools, Graduation Requirements, jobs, Mandatory Graduation Requirements, Rahm Emanuel's Graduation Plan, sarah Chambers, School Privatization & Cruelty, special education, Special Education graduation requirements

How Students Are Hurt By Replacing School Librarians and Libraries with Computers

April 8, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 20 Comments

There are many ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all. ~Jacqueline Kennedy Happy School Library Month to school librarians across the country! We have always known librarians and libraries provide vital support to students and teachers in our public schools. But for years school districts have let go […]

Filed Under: Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: Academic Searches, Basic Information, Boston Public Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Digital Devices, Duval County, Evaluating Resources, Information Specialists, Jacksonville Florida, Literacy Skills, Loss of School Librarians, Loss of School Libraries, Media Centers, Media Specialists, School Librarians, school libraries, State of Illinois, State of Massachusetts, Technology

School Reformers Who Blame Public Schools for Eliminating Special Education

October 12, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 7 Comments

I see Washington Post Columnist Jay Matthews as someone who usually cheerleads for privatization of public schools. I take issue with his Sunday Washington Post article “How can a special education student fail finals yet pass? Sadly, it’s easy.” Oh help! Is this not a case of the right hand not being able to find […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, High School, Jay Matthews, Resource Classes, Self-Contined Classrooms, special education, Special Education Services, testing, U.S. Dept. of Education

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Public schools are diverse institutions with children from many religious backgrounds. No child should be forced to worship according to another's beliefs. https://nancyebailey.com/2022/07/04/religions-destructive-effect-on-public-education-this-july-4th/

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