Help Puerto Rican Teachers and Their Communities Survive Hurricane Devastation Mercedes Martinez is looking for water. The President of the Federacion de Maestros of Puerto Rico, an island teachers union, has taken to the soggy streets to find bottled water for friends and family. After Hurricane Maria, thousands of people including many local public school teachers have…
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A Teacher’s Dilemma: Take a Stand Against Testing or Keep Abusing Children
A Teacher’s Dilemma: Take a Stand Against Testing or Keep Abusing Children What am I? Seriously. What is it I do for a living? When I wake up to go to work in the morning, am I preparing to be a teacher or a test proctor? Am I engaged in the practice of nurturing young minds…
Don’t Trash the Department of Education. Fix It.
Don’t Trash the Department of Education. Fix It. How do you get people to refuse a helping hand? Answer: Prove to them that it’s not helping. That’s the strategy of the Trump administration in regard to his cabinet of billionaires. The Reality TV star turned President has nominated a series of out-of-touch and unqualified one percenters…
Betsy DeVos and the Cowardice of Republicans
Betsy DeVos and the Cowardice of Republicans “If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you, too?” If you’re a Senate Republican, the answer is apparently “YES!” Otherwise, why would all but two such lawmakers vote to confirm Betsy DeVos, the most unqualified candidate for Education Secretary in U.S. history? During a hearing of the…
Pittsburgh Public Schools Advised to Repeat Same Mistakes Over and Over and Over…
Pittsburgh Public Schools Advised to Repeat Same Mistakes Over and Over and Over… “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” -Albert Einstein(attributed) “AAAUUURGH!” -Charlie Brown If I crash my car right into a wall, the worst thing to do would be to get into another car and crash it right…
Worse Than Fake News – Ignored News. Top 5 Education Stories You May Have Missed in 2016
Worse Than Fake News – Ignored News. Top 5 Education Stories You May Have Missed in 2016 Fake news! Watch out for fake news! In the wake of the disastrous 2016 election cycle that left us with a conman turned reality TV star as President, the media has suddenly decided the whole thing can be blamed…
The One Reason Bernie Sanders is the Best Mainstream Candidate for Parents and Teachers
The One Reason Bernie Sanders is the Best Mainstream Candidate for Parents and Teachers It really all comes down to this. You can talk all day about delegates and superdelegates. You can talk about polls and electability. You can talk about political experience, likeability, and authenticity. You can talk about political dynasties, union endorsements and campaign…
When Gov. Tom Corbett took office in 2011, one of his first orders of business was to propose a 50% cut in funding for the PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). By the time the budget was approved, legislators reduced the cut to “only” 20%. In his 2012, budget address Corbett sought new cuts,…
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