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Beware of Tech Titans Bearing Gifts

May 6, 2018 By Nancy Bailey 8 Comments

Chicago is getting $14 million through the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) that will be used for personalized learning, placing children online for their schooling. They are advertising their gift as “Supporting Chicago’s Teachers in Personalized Learning.” The Chan-Zuckerberg website motto is “We believe in a future for everyone.” Here’s my question. Do they believe in a […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Chicago, class size matters, Personalized Learning, teachers, the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)

Public Schools and Freedom: A New Threat as We Celebrate This 4th of July

July 4, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 12 Comments

I wish to dedicate this post to the woman I’m calling America’s librarian, Joan Kramer, who lost her battle with cancer last week. Joan fought for children, their libraries, and their schools, bolstering us with her strong but kind ways. I felt it was important to acknowledge her this 4th of July. A hero and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: "Disruptive" Technology, 4th of July, A democracy, Computers or Teachers?, CZI takeover of public schools, education and freedom, public schools, Technology, the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), the meaning of public education

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