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10 Years Later: The Continuing Intentional Unraveling of America’s Public Schools

August 27, 2023 By Nancy Bailey 46 Comments

School reform continues to privatize and destroy public schools. August marks ten years since I began blogging. Within that time I have written two books and co-authored a third with Diane Ravitch. I’m proud of all this writing but Losing America’s Schools: The Fight to Reclaim Public Education is the book title that especially stands […]

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Fighting for a Public School for Students with Autism and Neurodiversity: Choices Parents Want

April 26, 2023 By Nancy Bailey 15 Comments

For years, parents of children with special needs have demanded classroom inclusion. They want a Free, Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in general classes, the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). But in Philadelphia, parents want a public school for students with autism and neurodiversity. They recognize that their students are not getting the resources or teachers they […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Autism, IDEA, inclusion, Neurodiverse, neurodiversity, public school choice, public schools, special education

Special Education and School Choice: Not Great Choices, If Any

July 24, 2022 By Nancy Bailey 7 Comments

Years of school reforms have stripped public schools of disability services, creating problems for parents (See Carl Peterson’s recent Exterminating Special Education). Parents may turn to charter, parochial or private schools, online learning, or homeschooling, only to find choices lacking, or the school may not want their child, leaving parents in the lurch. Charter Schools […]

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The Heartbreak Surrounding Student Behavior and Teacher Attrition in America’s Schools

June 16, 2021 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

Children with difficulty controlling their behavior and emotions, large classes, unsupportive administrators, outside interference, and overwhelmed teachers who aren’t behavior specialists can be a recipe for disaster for students and a reason why teachers leave. I wrote much of this post in February 2020, before schools closed due to Covid-19. As schools get back to […]

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Where’s the Biden Administration on School Problems Facing Students, Teachers, and Parents?

May 16, 2021 By Nancy Bailey 8 Comments

The pandemic showed us that public schools are critical. Understandably, Covid-19 has been front and center. But the Biden administration glosses over or is silent on critical school issues. Sometimes these topics are front and center not in a good way in State legislatures or ignored altogether. Frustrated parents will seek alternatives, and there’s a […]

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How Has School Privatization Contributed to Mental Illness in Students Before and During Covid-19?

December 7, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

Mental illness in children existed before Covid-19. How many students are struggling with it during the pandemic? How did school privatization contribute to this phenomenon? Before Covid-19 A 2018 survey conducted by the National Association of Elementary School Principals noted that their top concern is the rising numbers of students with emotional problems and mental health […]

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Who Should Be the Next Education Secretary at This Critical Juncture in History?

September 8, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 35 Comments

Bloggers have been speculating about a Biden/Harris education secretary. During this critical time in American history, that individual should be a black or brown woman, who has been a teacher of young children, and who understands child development. She should hold an education degree and have an additional leadership degree and experience that will help […]

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Betsy DeVos and The Quest to End Public School Disability Services

April 6, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

There will be beautiful tulips next spring in 2021, if we correctly and lovingly plant the bulbs this coming fall. Betsy DeVos During this unprecedented and perilous time, The New York Times reported “DeVos Weighs Waivers for Special Education. Parents Are Worried.” The $2 trillion coronavirus law gives the Queen of School Privatization unparalleled power […]

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The Unintended Consequences of IDEA

February 18, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

By Aaron Wright It is undeniable that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has aided educational access for autistic children. Prior to the first iteration of the law, children with disabilities did not necessarily have the right to a public education. However, an unforeseen side effect of the IDEA’s deficit-oriented focus upon disability has […]

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Students with Disabilities: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

January 7, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 6 Comments

Parents with students who have disabilities are troubled by the problems their children face in public schools. They may turn to charter schools believing they will finally get the services they find lacking in public school. But charter schools are not an acceptable answer in most cases. We’ve known for years that students with disabilities […]

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Pictures are paramount for children learning to read. Lately, they're getting a bad rap. Here's an outline of what children learn through picture books they like.

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Did Gov. Youngkin drive away teachers to provide profits?

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Pictures are paramount for children learning to read. Lately, they're getting a bad rap. Here's an outline of what children learn through picture books they like. https://nancyebailey.com/2023/09/27/how-picture-books-help-teach-comprehension-and-phonics/

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See, you give schools with lots of kids in poverty a little extra money, and soon they say they need more for healthy buildings and well-paid teachers and small class sizes and all the "extras" affluent schools get. I mean, where does it end?

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What is it with rich dudes and their obsession with controlling teachers? @joyceforeman16 @Lori4DISD @CoalitionEquity @brett_shipp @DianeBirdwell @ed_hog @valeriestrauss @NancyEBailey1 @tultican @deutsch29blog

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