Winners and Losers
Winners and Losers In his Op-Ed in the Nation, Henry A. Giroux links Donald Trump to the plague of atomization in a neoliberal age. What was important to me, among other things in his Op-Ed was his reference to a 1946...
Read Moreby Jack Hassard | Aug 8, 2016 | Charter Schools, Georgia Opportunity School District, Misfortunate School District, Opportunity School District
Winners and Losers In his Op-Ed in the Nation, Henry A. Giroux links Donald Trump to the plague of atomization in a neoliberal age. What was important to me, among other things in his Op-Ed was his reference to a 1946...
Read Moreby Jack Hassard | Jul 31, 2016 | Progressive World-View
In the November, there is the national election, and one ballot measure that will encourage me to share my thoughts and encourage people to join me in electing the next President, and making sure that the Georgia...
Read Moreby Jack Hassard | Jul 5, 2016 | Misfortunate School District, Opportunity School District, Turnaround Schools
Open Your Eyes, Georgians As I was thinking about the calamity facing education in Georgia, Governor Neal’s Opportunity School District, I thought of the phrase “open your eyes.” I had actually thought of the...
Read Moreby Jack Hassard | Jul 2, 2016 | Misfortunate School District, Opportunity School District, Social Activism, Turnaround Schools
Georgia’s Misfortunate School District I’ve been away pursuing other projects, but now is the time for all of us to open our eyes about a plan to turn struggling schools into a pet project of the Georgia Governor. In...
Read Moreby Jack Hassard | Oct 23, 2015 | Science Standards
Latest Story I received an email from Professor Emeritus Charles “Kip” Ault, Lewis & Clark University. We’ve never met, but we have a connection through each others’ writing. In 1992, I wrote and...
Read Moreby Jack Hassard | Sep 14, 2015 | Georgia Opportunity School District
Latest Story The Dangerous Path for Georgia Schools Created by the Purdue, Deal and Hames Troika Sonny Purdue: Former Governor of Georgia when Georgia was awarded $400 Million Race to the Top Grant Nathan Deal: Governor of...
Read Moreby Jack Hassard | Aug 8, 2015
Latest Story Ed Johnson sent an email out a few days ago in which he described the kinds of experiences that students at a local elementary school might experience if the school took advantage of its place right next to an...
Read Moreby Jack Hassard | Aug 6, 2015 | Social Activism
The first day I went to school was September 5, 1945. On that day, I walked about a mile to the East Natick Elementary School in Massachusetts. Three days earlier, on September 2, Japan surrendered and World II came to an end....
Read Moreby Jack Hassard | Jun 16, 2015
Latest Story Yesterday, Jeb Bush announced his candidacy for President under the logo Jeb!2016. Then today, Donald Trump, from a basement in one of his buildings in NYC, announced that he is running for President! Is his logo...
Read Moreby Jack Hassard | Jun 16, 2015 | Politics
Latest Story Jeb! Is Running: From What? On this blog I wrote several articles about influence peddling and the role played by wealthy philanthropists such as Bill Gates, “former” politicians such as Jeb Bush, and...
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