Letters:
October 27 anti war demonstration
October 2, 2002 – perhaps best known now as the day that presidential candidate Barack Obama came out at a rally in Chicago in opposition to the impending invasion of Iraq. Came out against the impending war at a moment when it was virtually unheard of for any political leader to come out against any policy of the then popular president. Came out against the war, calling it unfounded, rash and dumb’ at a time when virtually all politicians, including Senators Clinton and Edwards, all media outlets, including the venerable New York Times, were marching lock-step with Bush towards the abyss of war.
DIBELS worse than 'nothing' because it actually harms children!
An excerpt from Reading Research Quarterly on the effects of DIBELS on students.
Vallas now polluting New Orleans
Poor, dear New Orleans. They are suffering through the aftermath of two disasters — Katrina and, now, Paul Vallas. In the September 4th issue of the Christian Science Monitor (a newspaper continually lauded for excellent reporting and printing the truth - and with a world-wide readership), Paul Vallas' regime has been critiqued now that he is New Orleans' new school superintendent.
FCAT resistance grows in Florida
Just like slavery the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, the FCAT, is a vile and inhumane instrument that has advanced the political and economic fortunes of a few at the cost of so many children’s pain, suffering and in the worst cases, their destruction.
Greenspan blames public schools for expansion of plutocracy
Alan Greenspan was interviewed on Democracy Now on Monday, and he laid out a line of free market propaganda that should be taken as an insult to any rational thinker; but notice how his line sounds so similar to Bill Gates and the corporate standardistas.
Lungevity Fund
Since, March of 2005, I have become involved with the LUNGevity Foundation, an organization committed to raising awareness and funding for this disease. Because of the limited funding of research for this disease, 85 percent of those diagnosed with the disease will die within the first year.
Principal ousted after riding the 'test score roller coaster'
Today, a teacher from Fresno County, California, told me that he had been a principal but had been sent back to the classroom because of low test scores in his school.
'Shock Doctrine' highlights destruction of New Orleans public schools, links to general attack on public sector
An excerpt from "the Shock Doctrine" suggested by a reader.
Thank you for publishing tribute to Steve Orel
New CPS 'Area 26' = militarism
