“But make no mistake: Indiana’s love affair with so-called school reform is cooling. Serious cracks are showing in the relationship between lawmakers and anti-labor, pro-privatization forces that have fueled the so-called reform with millions in campaign contributions.” Indiana has been the epicenter of the school reform effort we are facing...
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No comments Monthly Archives: September 2013
What’s wrong with this picture?
What’s wrong with this picture?http://www.offthechartsblog.org/going-for-broke-in-kansas/ Going for Broke in Kansas www.offthechartsblog.org Kansas legislators passed a plan this past weekend to drain the state’s reserves, cut taxes for the rich, raise taxes for many lower-income families, and slash education in the process. The state is on a path to ruin unless...
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No comments We are part of a nationwide movement against bad education policy
“These observations are not alarmist chatter but well-reasoned, valid conclusions that . . . collectivist actions related to public school policy are scaling up from isolated protests to a nationwide movement of unified resistance. The movement is widespread among teachers, students, and parents. It is grassroots driven and way out...
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No comments Celebrating high school graduation rates in Kansas
This piece from KASB shows high school completion is at an all-time high in Kansas and the US, high school completion has been rising for all major ethnic groups, Kansas ranks high nationally in high school graduation rates, Kansas gets higher graduation outcomes while spending less per pupil and educating...
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