• 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 30 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

Archives

Tag Cloud

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

Copyright © 2025 Nancy E. Bailey · Website powered by Standing Pine Media.