United OPT OUT NATIONAL is organizing an Occupy the Department of Education (DOE) in Washington, D.C. March 30 – April 2, 2012. Anthony Cody, on his blog Living in Dialog, interviewed two education activists who are part...
Read MoreGuest Post by Donna McKenna This was first published on March 8 on Donna McKenna’s blog, No Sleep ’til Summer. She is an elementary ESL teacher passionate about language learners and language learning. Published...
Read MoreAccording to a number of researchers (Marder, Ravitch, Darling-Hammond) our system of education is failing a huge number of students, especially in mathematics, and science. Since 2003, when the NCLB Act was put into place...
Read MoreGuest Post by Anthony Cody Anthony Cody spent 24 years working in Oakland schools, 18 of them as a science teacher at a high needs middle school. He is National Board certified, and now leads workshops with teachers focused on...
Read MoreAlthough HR 1162 successfully passed the State Senate, I stand firm on my decision to oppose it. I was elected to serve the best interest of the greater good, and this bill clearly does not. Georgia State Senator Doug Stoner,...
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