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Will America Invest in Public School Buildings, Finally?

April 22, 2021 By Nancy Bailey 8 Comments

How will the Biden administration manage a public school facelift? Is $100 billion enough? Will communities see a windfall of funding dedicated to this purpose? Will corporate partnerships help? Will Americans see it as an equity issue? Covid-19 showed Americans the importance of public schools, but they still might not understand the crumbling conditions found […]

Filed Under: Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: President Biden, School Buildings, School Conditions, school facilities, school safety, The Biden Administration

The Manufactured Shortage: Driving Teachers Out of the Classroom

July 24, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 45 Comments

Those in charge of public schools and politicians are hypocrites when it comes to the rhetoric surrounding a teacher shortage! School districts around the country are describing hundreds of classrooms they can’t seem to fill with qualified teachers. This has been a manipulated ploy to get rid of veteran teachers and employ alternative, revolving door […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: class size, Common Core, Corporate School Reforms, high-stakes testing, Manufactured Teacher Shortage, poverty, Professional Development, Retaining Teachers, School Administrators, School Conditions, school libraries, School Support Staff, Teach for America, the arts, Veteran Teachers

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