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The 12 Point Covid-19 DISCONNECT Between Teachers and Those Who Want Schools Open Now!

February 4, 2021 By Nancy Bailey 7 Comments

Pressure is being placed on teachers to return to in-person classes. Here’s why that’s a problem. 1. Precautions The CDC  and Dr. Fauci and President Biden want all schools to return to in-person learning with precautions in place. But precautions are exactly what many schools often lack. Teachers know best whether or not precautions are […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Communities, covid-19, Funding, learning loss, News, parents, Precautions opening schools, private vs. public schools, public schools, School Privatization, science, student death due to Covid-19, teacher deaths due to covid-19, teachers, Teachers' Unions, vouchers

How the Media and School Districts Shame Teachers During Covid-19

January 27, 2021 By Nancy Bailey 11 Comments

Listen to the news one moment, and you’re warned about the new variants of the virus. There’s uncertainty about it and whether it’s more deadly than the current strain. Next, the media gives voice to critics who belittle teachers and their unions for not returning to school or being afraid. There’s a dislike of teachers […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: CDC, covid-19, school districts, teachers, The media, vaccinations

The Attack on Dr. Jill Biden is Cloaked Hatred of Teachers and Public Education

December 20, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 10 Comments

Much has been written about the offensiveness of the Wall Street Journal’s Epstein opinion piece on Dr. Jill Biden. It lacks respect for Dr. Biden, a veteran teacher, deeply committed to her profession and community college students, but it’s also meant to ridicule teaching and public education. First, it’s never wise to criticize intellectual pursuit, […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Dr. Jill Biden, five-seven weeks of training v. a doctorate degree, Privatization of Public Education, Relay Graduate School of Education, Schools of Education, Teach for America, teachers, university education schools

6 Critical Education Issues To Watch At Thanksgiving

November 25, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 8 Comments

This is a tough Thanksgiving, especially for those who are ill or have lost loved ones. I wish for everyone renewed hope and wellness and that you have family and loved ones to stay in touch with and enjoy. That even if you don’t, you’ll find love and comfort in your lives during these trying […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Biden-Harris administration, CDC Guidelines for Schools, covid-19, loss, President-elect Biden, public schools, school staff, Surge, Teach Plus, teachers, Thanksgiving, The Education Trust

Tim Shriver as Education Secretary? Fighting for School Control

November 20, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 17 Comments

Tim Shriver is supposedly being vetted to be education secretary, a surprise for those waiting to hear of a Jahana, a Julian, a Randi, Lily, or another educator with classroom experience getting the post. There seems to be a fight for school control between the teachers and the school reformers. [Please see below for additional […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: DEFER (Democrats for Education Reform, Education Secretary, save democratic public schools, School Privatization, teachers

PDK Gallup Polls and The Election: The Nation Needs Great Teachers!

November 2, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 8 Comments

If V.P. Joe Biden is elected, there will be a chance for public education to survive and teachers to get the support they need to serve America’s children. Reelect President Trump, and chances are public schools may end. Teachers who have been prepared to teach may leave the field for good. Gallup Polls show how […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: covid-19, education, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, PDK Gallup Polls, President Donald Trump, public schools, teacher quality, teachers, the pandemic, V.P. Joe Biden

15 Strange and Scary Goings-On Surrounding Covid-19, Schools, and Teaching

October 12, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 1 Comment

How to handle a pandemic is a new territory for school officials and educators. Here are some observations of odd and downright scary practices surrounding the disease and school attendance. Adults online. Students are in-person. School board members meet online to discuss business. They’re worried about catching the virus, but they determine it’s best to […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Catholic Schools, coronavirus, covid-19, hybrid teaching, in-person school, masks, plexiglass, principals, private schools, religious schools, Remote learning, simultaneously teaching, social distancing, standardized testing, teacher planning time, teachers

Public Schools and School Libraries: The “Hub” of Democracy During a Crisis, Is Facing Its Own Crisis

October 2, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 6 Comments

A public school is the hub of the American community, and school libraries provide students the knowledge to better understand their world. But public schools and school libraries face a crisis at this time in history, and it’s important to question what has happened with CARES Act funding. Americans in crisis recognize that public schools […]

Filed Under: Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: anytime anyplace learning, CARES Act, community libraries, counselors, Digital Learning, Librarians, museums as schools, public school hubs, public schools, public schools during a crisis, school staff, teachers, Technology

The Longtime Plan for Screens to Replace Teachers: School Choice the Prenda Way

September 26, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 12 Comments

No matter your viewpoint on the coronavirus, for those who care about democratic public schools, our fears merge when it comes to worrying that technology will replace teachers and end those schools. Covid-19 is the perfect storm, and Prenda micro-schools are the prototype. These are schools that focus on commercial tech programs without real teachers. […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: "Disruptive" Technology, charter schools, children and technology, covid-19, cyberschools, Online Learning, Prenda micro-schools, Public School Privatization, School Choice, Schools without Teachers, teachers

Betsy DeVos’s Education Freedom Plan for Covid-19: My Way or the Highway!

July 11, 2020 By Nancy Bailey 17 Comments

Take the highway! For four years, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has worked to destroy democratic public schools and the teaching profession while touting her Education Freedom plan, vouchers. But Americans should be asking what she really means by educational freedom after this past week. The freedom to determine what safe schooling means in your community […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19, education choice, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, President Trump, School Reopening, students, teachers

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@CNN Maybe those who write the CDC recommendations should visit schools, talk with teachers, & collect data about the reality of window openings in old schools. Just a suggestion. @CDCgov @CDCDirector

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Is EdTrust Behind High-Stakes Testing During This Pandemic? - Is acting Ed Secretary Ian Rosenblum
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