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Learning Matters: The Truth about Our Schools—In England and the U.S.

October 6, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 6 Comments

School privatization is happening around the world. It should come as no surprise that many countries have the same draconian reforms foisted on their public schools like the U.S. I find it interesting to learn how other countries run their schools and the similarities and differences between their systems and ours. Learning Matters: The Truth […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Common Core, education reform, England, Learning Matters: The Truth About Our Schools, narrative writing, Roger Titcombe, U.S. Charter Schools

Narrative Writing—Why We Should Give a [Expletive]

September 4, 2013 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

It’s been a year since David Coleman, president of the College Board and architect of the Common Core State Standard initiative, gave a speech to a New York audience, shocking many when he, while discussing narrative writing, said “as you grow up in this world you realize people really don’t give a [expletive] about what […]

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live4literacyRosemarie Jensen, M.Ed.@live4literacy·
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@buchananshelle3 @NancyEBailey1 many children do not read by 8. in fact, many countries don’t start reading instruction until 8. we hsve decided children are failures by k.

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UNBELIEVABLE that TN is resorting to third-grade retention! Do lawmakers bother to read ANY education research on this subject? https://nancyebailey.com/2017/10/09/force-flunk-destroying-a-childs-love-of-reading-and-their-life/

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The privatizer types never stop wanting to get their hands on government funding. They pour tons a money into lobbying & marketing. Then they increase their return on investment by shortchanging their students.
https://nancyebailey.com/2021/03/07/tutors-replacing-teachers-a-failed-privatization-plot-returns/ @NancyEBailey1 #TBATs

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Explains the first step toward changing education into a gig economy, thus ssving iieologues all thhse pesky salary and benefits costs. #oklaed https://nancyebailey.com/2021/03/07/tutors-replacing-teachers-a-failed-privatization-plot-returns/

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Look who's behind the push for "high-dosage, accelerated" tutoring. But students first need qualified teachers and their expertise & understanding. https://nancyebailey.com/2021/03/07/tutors-replacing-teachers-a-failed-privatization-plot-returns/

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