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Poor Air Quality in Schools: During Covid-19 and Before!

July 20, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 14 Comments

For years this country has ignored school infrastructure due to attempts to privatize public education. This includes indoor air quality (IAQ). It has been a part of the overall disinvestment in America’s public schools. We’re told by the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and others, that schools should ensure clean air during Covid-19. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19, Indoor air quality (IAQ), school air quality, School Maintenance, school safety during a pandemic, school ventilation systems

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Academic Enrichment Programs, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Business Operations, Classroom Supplies, Education Secretary John King, Every Student Succeeds Act, Inservice, iZone Schools, Memphis, Middle School Athletics, New York, Reading Teachers, Reduced Benefits, School Budget Cuts, School Counselors, School Maintenance, Shelby County Schools, special education, Textbooks, Transportation

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piper4missouri Piper for Missouri @piper4missouri ·
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“Fund the student, not the system.” is code for “we don’t give two shits about disabled or rural kids.”

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helenproulx2 Helen Proulx @helenproulx2 ·
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Next up in my Reading:
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Theory of Learning vs. A Theory of Teaching lots to dig into here!!

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joshcowenmsu Josh Cowen @joshcowenmsu ·
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Typically no, #schoolvouchers don’t cover full tuition. And the few schools that aren’t sub-prime providers and do offer a good #education will often deduct the voucher from student financial aid packages. https://twitter.com/amkrspz/status/1618945335220662273

Kelly Zabilka @Amkrspz

@piper4missouri @joshcowenMSU People know that vouchers won’t cover full private school tuition. Right? I feel this isn’t being explained clearly enough.

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4publicedva 4publicedva @4publicedva ·
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Is this how we want our tax dollars for schools spent? https://twitter.com/exurbancowgirl/status/1618694065532604416

LoCo Mama ☮️ @ExurbanCowgirl

One of Loudoun’s 2 charter schools hosts an event with the right wing Association of American Educators then closes school for a week to send staff to New Orleans 🤷🏻‍♀️ Do we pay for PD like this for other @LCPSOfficial teachers?

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dianeravitch Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈 @dianeravitch ·
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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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