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Michelle Rhee’s Pattern of Deceptive Marketing

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Just day’s after PBS reporter John Merrow blew the door off Michelle Rhee’s cover-up of widespread cheating that occurred on her DC watch, she looked for a like-minded crowd of education reform partisans for comfort and affirmation. What better place … Continue reading →

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Tony Bennett’s Desperate, Disengenuous Defense of Common Core

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

Sun Sentinel reporter Anthony Man was in attendance when Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett made a speech to Broward Workshop’s State of Our County forum on April 12. Bennett focused his speech on the sudden and unexpected debate that’s emerged … Continue reading →

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Florida Tea Party Leader Leads Opposition to Common Core

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Patricia Sullivan ran for  United States House of Representatives under the Tea Party banner in 2010 and has emerged as a key leader in the state’s Tea Party movement. She was in Tallahassee this week and spoke at a rally … Continue reading →

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Rick Scott’s a Sitting Duck on Parent Trigger

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Rick Scott has not yet earned the trust of Florida public school teachers and advocates. His increase in funding last year was only a return to the level he cut the year before and his failure to admit as much … Continue reading →

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Did Parent Revolution Bribe and Blackmail Undocumented Immigrants in California Parent Trigger Fight?

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

With Florida republican senators obliged to pass Parent Trigger this session to serve Jeb Bush’s political interests, it’s crucial to remind Floridians what those senators have to ignore.  With House sponsor Carlos Trujillo affirming that controversial charter school advocacy group Parent Revolution … Continue reading →

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RNC Common Core Resolution Indicts Jeb Bush and Florida’s Republican Policy-Makers

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

I find every read of the Republican National Committee’s resolution against Common Core State Standards (CCSS) more stunning than the last. Beyond the “on-size-fits-all” criticism are supporting details so condemning that they cannot be walked back now that they’re out. … Continue reading →

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Rhee Backpedals on Tests and Why it Matters in Florida

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

Karin Klein writes this from a stunning interview Michelle Rhee had with editorial board of the Los Angeles Times: One of the things we ask of teachers — but just one thing — is to raise those scores. So they … Continue reading →

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Indiana Republicans are Scaling Back Bennett, Bush Reforms

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

In  story titled Education Facing Reform Fatigue – State Lawmakers are Leery of Passing More Legislation, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reporter Niki Kelly writes about the efforts of Indiana republican legislators to slow some of the reforms championed by former education … Continue reading →

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Has One Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change Been Implicated in Michelle Rhee’s DC Cover-Up?

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

The jig is up on Michelle Rhee. The DC test results she used as the holy writ to base her empire on were fraudulent. The adults cheated and Michelle Rhee and her Teach for America buddy Kaya Henderson covered it up. It’s … Continue reading →

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RNC Passes Resolution Against Jeb Bush’s Common Core Standards

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Apparently the Republican National Committee didn’t check with Jeb Bush before drafting a resolution  against Common Core Standards that is the cornerstone of his corporate takeover of public schools. Here’s the text of the resolution as it was printed in self-described … Continue reading →

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