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Moskowitz and Rhee: A Teacher’s Viewpoint

November 20, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 12 Comments

Many educators and parents have expressed concerns about Eva Moskowitz or Michelle Rhee becoming Secretary of Education. Moskowitz has declined the post, but Ivanka Trump visited her charter school, and some fear she is still being courted. They seem to value her input. From a teacher’s viewpoint, I wanted to document why so many resent […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Eva Moskowitz, Jerry Falwell, Michelle Rhee, President-elect Donald Trump, public schools, School Privatization, special education, Students First, Success Academy, vouchers

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

The Lawsuits Students Really Deserve in New York City and the Rest of the Country!

March 15, 2014 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

Aren’t there some fine lawyers who would, preferably with pro-bono work, support families who have children with disabilities, all kinds of disabilities, or children who have second language hurdles, or the really really poor children, to sue the charter operators and their rich donors for denying these students a slot in their elite charter schools? […]

Filed Under: Special Education Tagged With: ACLU, Board of Directors, Brown v. Board of Education, Chancellor Carmen Fariña, Charter School Operators, charter schools, Eva Moskowitz, Joe Scarborough, Lawsuits, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Mika Brzezinski, New York, Pro-Bono, PS 811 Mickey Mantle School, public schools, Really Really Poor Students, Second Language Students, Severe Disabilities, special education, Success Academy, The Hunger Games

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