We are among many who see the current education “reform” movement as misguided and harmful. Here’s a declaration you can sign to urge policymakers to support meaningful education policies. http://www.otlcampaign.org/education-declaration...
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Indiana starting to rebel against school “reform” movement
“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 in Kansas. They don’t like where they’ve been, and we don’t want to join them.http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130609/EDIT10/306099980/1021/EDIT...
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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 it changes course....
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Leave a Comment 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 in front of most journalists and political leaders. And it’s scaling up in intensity.” Game On is part of a nationwide pushback against education “reform” policy with its faulty rhetoric, harmful “solutions” and continued underfunding of our essential common good, our public schools. Help us grow our grassroots...
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