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…
After Hurricane Harvey, Will Houston Public Schools be Charterized?
After Hurricane Harvey, Will Houston Public Schools be Charterized? It’s an all too familiar scene in America. A natural disaster devastates a major metropolitan city. And then the forces of profit and privatization use the chaos and uncertainty as cover to steal public services and turn them into mechanisms to increase their own bottom line. That’s what happened…
Teacher Appreciation Week is a Pathetic Joke!https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/10/teacher-appreciation-week-is-a-pathetic-joke/
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, America! All over the country, millions of educators can look forward to a free burrito. Or maybe an Arby’s sandwich. Or a complimentary donut. Because we REALLY appreciate teachers here. What a pathetic joke! I don’t mean to seem ungrateful. I’ll redeem my coupon at Chipotle. I’ll take that Roast Beef…
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…
I May Have Just Been Murdered By House Republicans
I May Have Just Been Murdered By House Republicans I may be dead already. And House Republicans may be the ones who killed me. With the passage of a healthcare bill they, themselves, haven’t read – haven’t studied – haven’t thoughtfully considered in any way – it seems they’ve opened the door for insurance companies to…
PA Senate Regulates Union Political Spending But Not Corporate Political Spending
PA Senate Regulates Union Political Spending But Not Corporate Political Spending In a display of blatant hypocrisy, the Pennsylvania state Senate voted yesterday to further regulate labor unions political spending but not that of corporations. By a vote of 28-22, the Senate passed a bill blocking government agencies from deducting union dues used for political activity…
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…
Why Are So Many Democrats Behind Backdoor School Voucher Expansion in Pennsylvania?
Why Are So Many Democrats Behind Backdoor School Voucher Expansion in Pennsylvania? Democrats are supposed to be liberals, progressives. That means upholding the Constitution and the Separation of Church and State. So why are so many Pennsylvania Democrats sponsoring an expansion of the state’s de facto school voucher bill? A total of 11 out of 84…
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…
Juicy Pumpkin Juice 