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Drastic Public School Cuts in Memphis—The New America

April 7, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 13 Comments

Shelby County Schools in Memphis are cutting programs like special education and teachers and staff and other important positions and resources that help a good school function. They need to make $50 million or maybe even $86 million in cuts to public schools. The biggest hit to a single department under academics is in special […]

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dianeravitch Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈 @dianeravitch ·
17 Jan

A must-read. School choice started as a means of resisting the Brown decision and racial desegregation. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2021/01/14/the-dark-history-of-school-choice/

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vfleischfresser Vaughan Fleischfresser @vfleischfresser ·
25 Jan

The cutting of music has to stop. The reduction of funding has to stop. The devaluing of music has to stop. The idea that it’s an ‘extra’ has to stop. The idea that it’s not academic has to stop. The idea that it’s not essential to education has to stop. It all has to stop. Now.

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tygersongbird TygerSongbird 💜 🂡 ♠️🏹 @tygersongbird ·
26 Jan

Most boardroom meetings don't even have 35 people in them. Yet, Republicans want teachers to teach over 50 kids. That is insane. Most days in class, I didn't have enough desks or space for those desks. So, how can we put more kids in these classes? There will be no walking space. https://twitter.com/TheTNHoller/status/1617516564432961537

The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller

😳WATCH: “Class size limits could soon be a thing of the past in Tennessee.”

As Republicans steer💰from underfunded public schools to private
ones in a teacher shortage, senator @lundbergjon (R) wants to make it worse. (TEACHER: “A catastrophe.”)

FULL: https://www.wymt.com/2023/01/21/more-kids-classrooms-its-possible-tennessee/

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joshcowenmsu Josh Cowen @joshcowenmsu ·
25 Jan

Having failed at drumming up even artificial support for DeVos #schoolvouchers in #miched, it seems bored Right-wing PACs are organizing around—wait for it—keeping 3rd grade retention in place #mileg 🤦‍♂️

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plthomasedd Paul Thomas @plthomasedd ·
25 Jan

The #scienceofreading movement is yet another anti-teacher movement in education reform. Just like TFA, charter schools, and the VAM-era of Michelle Rhee. Bashing veteran teachers and teacher educators and coaxing new teachers with false blame and false narratives

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