Apr 18, 2013
by Will Huntsberry, published by NC’s Indy Week VLTP and our editors and authors have attempted to inform the public that education is the next big initiative of ALEC. Not to educate, but rather to privatize public schools and turn teaching over to private corporations. These corporate “teachers” are not required to be state certified [...]
Feb 27, 2013
Governor John Kasich has made clear that he wants to privatize the schools of Ohio as much as possible with vouchers, charters, and online schools. His new budget reflects his attitude toward public education. This report came from Jan Resseger in Cleveland. Jan works tirelessly on behalf of equity and social justice. It is likely [...]
Feb 8, 2013
The Detroit Public Schools are being paid a visit today by Tony Miller, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education. Department spokesperson Daren Briscoe told The Detroit News that the purpose of the visit is: “…to assess the status of reform efforts to improve outcomes for Detroit’s public school students and to determine how ED can best [...]
Jan 15, 2013
A short while ago we posted The Assault on Public Education Continues in NC which noted the growth in Charter school applications in NC. Here is a follow up article expanding on the subject. This post is from the Carolina Journal Online, published by the John Locke Foundation–Art Pope’s think tank here in NC. A [...]
Jan 10, 2013
from the Charlotte Observer, 1/10/13, in the Business Section
Jan 4, 2013
Courtesy of CMD’s ALECExposed, here is a great 2 page flyer about ALEC’s position on Education. Perfect for handouts at teach-ins, rallies, protests, etc.
Dec 26, 2012
I am a public school teacher. The irony of teachers being the heroes this week after standing between students and a gun – is not lost on me. After being villainized for the last few years, I guess my main surprise is that someone else noticed that teachers are heroes. It seems apparent to [...]
Dec 23, 2012
Andre Agassi was a great tennis star and continues to be a celebrity. Lately, he is an education investor. Agassi may have good intentions. He may be trying to help a distressed and poverty riddled community in Las Vegas. Philanthropy and schools mixed with a dash of banker on the side. It’s likely that his [...]
Dec 2, 2012
DIAGNOSIS: MASS HYSTERIA AT THE TEA PARTY There was a story earlier this year about 18 high school cheerleaders who, one by one, developed mysterious tics, spasms and vocalizations which were eventually diagnosed as conversion disorder, a condition causing Tourette-like symptoms, but with no underlying neurologic cause. The more it was publicized (and it was), the worse the outbreak [...]
