Yesterday was my birthday, but I wouldn't forget to give you your Sunday reading list. Remember-- if you like it, pass it on.
A Tour of Stock Photo Academy
The British blog Othmar's Trombone takes us on a tour of Stock Photo Academy, and it's just so special. This is your fun and games reading assignment for the week.
My Response to the NYT Google Article
A reply from Morna McDermott to the Times' love note to the tech giant.
The Privatization Prophets
Jennifer Berkshire in the Jacobin lays out what DeVos and friends are working toward.
For Families with Special Needs, Vouchers Bring Choices, Not Guarantees
At NPR, Anya Kamenetz lays out how choice systems fail to serve students with special needs, who end up with neither a guarantee of good education or even any choice at all.
New York State's Early Childhood Ed Shakedown
Bianca Tanis with a look at how New York went after early childhood education, and why it has made for bad policy for the littles.
Robbing Peter To Pay Paul
Andre Perry looks at how DeVos hopes to gut some parts of education in order to fund her own pet policies.
The Zeal and Inexperience of Betsy DeVos
From back in January, but only just now brought to my attention. Another insightful view of how politics and religion drive DeVos's policy ideas.
U-Ark Screws Up Charter Revenue Study, AGAIN
Jersey Jazzman offers a two-part explanation of why the widely read University of Arkansas study of charter funding is just plain wrong. This link will take you to Part II, and from there you can hop to Part I. As always, hard data presented in plain English.
Dear Mr. Greene: Belated Birthday Greetings!
ReplyDeleteand @ “The Privatization Prophets” by Jennifer Berkshire”
“...If a child is learning, it shouldn’t matter where they learn.”
- U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos addressing the 2017 ASU GSV Summit, May 9, 2017
“But it DOES matter WHAT they are learning. Do not spend my tax dollars teaching children that, in an “Alternative Science”, the Earth is 6,000 years old.”
-Leila, face-palming at her computer, May 21, 2017