• Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact

Nancy Bailey's Education Website

Revive, Rally and Recover Public Schools

  • Activism
    • Anti-Charter Schools
    • Anti-Common Core State Standards
    • Anti-Corporatization of Schools
    • Anti-High-Stakes Testing
    • State Action Groups
    • School Buildings
  • School Curriculum
    • General Education
    • Educators
    • Parents
    • Reading
    • Writing
    • Math
    • Science
    • Social Studies
    • The Arts
    • Technology
    • Behavior
    • Diversity
    • English Language Learners
    • Special Education
      • Autism
      • Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities
      • Learning Disabilities
      • Developmental Disabilities
      • Gifted
      • Other
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Elementary School
    • Middle School
    • High School
    • Student Careers
  • Other Countries
    • England
    • Finland
    • Australia
    • New Zealand
    • Canada

Some Good Education News from 2015

December 31, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 1 Comment

Writing about education is interesting, but it can also be depressing. Sometimes it feels like being a hamster on one of those wheels. So as we close out 2015, here is a list of some good news that happened in 2015. If you have something to add, let me know! Happy New Year! These are […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: charter schools, Chicago Teachers Union, ESSA Act, For-Profit Colleges, Hillary Clinton, Michigan Task Force, New York and Common Core, parents, Pediatricians and Special Education, Politicians, public schools, recess, special education, St. Jude, State of Washington, students, Success Academy, Teacher Education, teachers, testing, the arts

What’s Scary to Kids: Having Dyslexia and Being Held Back in Third Grade!

October 31, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 28 Comments

With certain states jumping on the retention bandwagon, even though we know retention doesn’t work, where do students with dyslexia fit? Students with reading difficulties should not have to flunk third grade to get the help they deserve. Many children with reading difficulties, who do not have IEPs, are being held back. In fact, probably […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: accountabiity, dyslexia, Politicians, retention, third grade

School Choice v. Local Control—Oil and Water!

August 22, 2015 By Nancy Bailey 9 Comments

Republican Presidential candidates claim to be for choice, including vouchers, charters and opportunity scholarships, and they also claim to be for local control of schools. But school choice and local control are like oil and water. You must choose one or the other. For example, Brandon Wright, in “Donald Trump Quotes about Education” from The […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: charter schools, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Local Control of Schools, Opportunity Scholarships, parents, Parochial Schools, Politicians, private schools, privatization, public schools, Republicans, School Choice

front cover

An education glossary with an attitude.

Buy Now

front cover

Do we really want an America where we no longer own our public schools?

Buy Now

front cover

This book says “no” to the reforms that fail, and challenges Americans to address the real student needs that will fix public schools and make America strong.

Buy Now

Follow me!

Enter your email address to subscribe to my blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Connect With Me!

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Nancy E. Bailey Follow

Author, Ph.D. Ed. Leadership and longtime teacher, Blogging for Kids, Teachers, Parents & Democratic Public Schools.

NancyEBailey1
nancyebailey1 Nancy E. Bailey @nancyebailey1 ·
1h

Could Common Core, along with NCLB be driving the Science of Reading? Do SoR supporters ever critique these programs fairly?

Paul Thomas @plthomasEdD

If you buy the SOR movement, and think criticism of it is off-base, PLEASE review the Common Core movement:

Uncritically embraced, implemented and drove HUGE ***edu-market rebranding***, teacher retraining, and curriculum changes ... before imploding and ...

Reply on Twitter 1641884579547041796 Retweet on Twitter 1641884579547041796 Like on Twitter 1641884579547041796 1 Twitter 1641884579547041796
Retweet on Twitter Nancy E. Bailey Retweeted
plthomasedd Paul Thomas @plthomasedd ·
4h

If you are making claims about education/reading and insist on using NRP as proof while also misrepresenting NRP findings, your entire argument has lost its footing. NRP = limited, 20+ yrs old, did *not* prove all Ss need systematic phonics

Reply on Twitter 1641849460928937985 Retweet on Twitter 1641849460928937985 3 Like on Twitter 1641849460928937985 11 Twitter 1641849460928937985
Retweet on Twitter Nancy E. Bailey Retweeted
readingforum_ed thereadingforum @readingforum_ed ·
12h

Catherine Snow has done amazing reading research - well worth checking out her studies as well as this
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/23/03/harvard-edcast-weather-literacy-crisis-do-what-works

Reply on Twitter 1641724464881709056 Retweet on Twitter 1641724464881709056 4 Like on Twitter 1641724464881709056 22 Twitter 1641724464881709056
Retweet on Twitter Nancy E. Bailey Retweeted
lauranbowman Laura Bowman @lauranbowman ·
30 Mar

Thank you, ⁦@JamaalBowmanNY⁩. “Question them. Force them to respond to the question, ‘Why the hell don’t you do anything to save America’s children?’ And let them explain that all the way up until 2024.”” https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3924968-watch-lawmakers-get-in-shouting-match-outside-house-floor-over-gun-control/

Reply on Twitter 1641462625253900292 Retweet on Twitter 1641462625253900292 7 Like on Twitter 1641462625253900292 9 Twitter 1641462625253900292
Retweet on Twitter Nancy E. Bailey Retweeted
faithborkowsky High Five Literacy @faithborkowsky ·
30 Mar

Where will Judy and Faith meet for their one year anniversary birthday bash? Who will be their next guest on The Literacy View? @BoksnerJudy @LindsayKemeny @NancyEBailey1 @FaithBorkowsky Listen to Facebook LIVE‼️🎉👏👏👏🍎🗽

https://www.facebook.com/groups/907060703274275/permalink/1155890545057955/?mibextid=SDPelY

Reply on Twitter 1641229236043235328 Retweet on Twitter 1641229236043235328 3 Like on Twitter 1641229236043235328 7 Twitter 1641229236043235328
Load More

Archives

Tag Cloud

Arne Duncan Autism Betsy DeVos Bill Gates charter schools class size Common Core Common Core covid-19 disabilities dyslexia early childhood education Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Florida high-stakes testing kindergarten learning disabilities Online Learning parents Personalized Learning phonics preschool private schools privatization public schools reading recess retention School Choice school libraries School Privatization school reform schools Social Emotional Learning special education students Students with Disabilities Teacher Preparation teachers Teach for America teaching Technology testing the arts vouchers

Copyright © 2023 Nancy E. Bailey · Website powered by Standing Pine Media.