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De-professionalizing Public Schools During Covid-19: The Problem with Bill Gates’s Projects

August 30, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 5 Comments

Many fear that the Gates Foundation is using this pandemic to end public education once and for all. De-professionalizing schools is an excellent way to do it. Covid-19 has made it easier for venture philanthropists to de-professionalize public education. Great public schools require staffing with professionals who attend real universities and study the profession they […]

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Discount Teachers: Students, Teachers, and America Deserve Better!

October 11, 2019 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

Like most people, I like a sale, but there are some things that don’t pan out at bargain prices, like America’s public school teachers. Most teachers are paid by a career ladder. This means they receive a salary step increase with every year of experience. Some don’t like this protocol, but it is simple and […]

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Longtime LD reading teacher, and other SPED areas. Author, Ph.D. Ed. Leadership, Blogging for Kids, and Democratic Public Schools.

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daschwartzy Danielle Schwartz @daschwartzy ·
17 Aug

Many kids dislike reading by middle school... the way we teach reading has life long consequences. Maybe they should measure the reading for joy gap. #education https://twitter.com/NancyEBailey1/status/1559884690106064900

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Children must first learn reading is fun. Pushing phonics on young children means nothing if they can't connect it to the joy of reading. Jim Trelease knew the importance of reading aloud. His book holds the key.
https://nancyebailey.com/2022/08/17/reading-aloud-to-help-children-read-well-their-whole-lives/

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Children must first learn reading is fun. Pushing phonics on young children means nothing if they can't connect it to the joy of reading. Jim Trelease knew the importance of reading aloud. His book holds the key.
https://nancyebailey.com/2022/08/17/reading-aloud-to-help-children-read-well-their-whole-lives/

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susanoha Susan Ohanian @susanoha ·
18 Aug

Dept. of Libraries partners with Dept. of Corrections to provide over $42,000 in books to state correctional facilities https://libraries.vermont.gov/corrections_partnership

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Children must first learn reading is fun. Pushing phonics on young children means nothing if they can't connect it to the joy of reading. Jim Trelease knew the importance of reading aloud. His book holds the key.
https://nancyebailey.com/2022/08/17/reading-aloud-to-help-children-read-well-their-whole-lives/

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nicholasferroni Nicholas Ferroni @nicholasferroni ·
16 Aug

When you are trying to sell something that you know is not going to work… https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1558849930948534273

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.@GovDeSantis on recruiting veterans to the teaching field: "Our veterans have a wealth of knowledge and experience they can bring to bear in the classroom. [...] For too long, the requirements to be a teacher have been too rigid." https://trib.al/1bPu78k

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