Tag Archives: school reform

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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Smearing, Belittling and Besmirching the PTA in Florida

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

The presence of at least a half-dozen independent PTA members at Monday’s senate hearing on Parent Trigger was enough to demonstrate the clout of Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA/PTSA) across Florida. Their voice used to matter until the education for profit gravy train … Continue reading →

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The Second Annual Dog and Pony Show of Faux Support for Parent Trigger is Tuesday

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

They tried this last year, too. But this time, Jeb Bush’s top lobbyist lieutenant Patricia Levesque will be bringing in an equally loathsome group for a sham press conference. From Florida Watchdog reporter William Patrick in Bush’s Foundation for Florida’s Future … Continue reading →

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Turning Private Information of Florida’s Children Over to the Education for Profit Industry

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

It’s quickly moved under the radar, and SB 878 will be considered by the Senate Appropriations today. Misleading titled Education Accountability on the senate website, Sen. Bill Galvano’s (R-Bradenton) bill follows adjustments Sec. of Education Arne Duncan made to the Federal … Continue reading →

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Bush Foundation Continues to Spin and Evade Questions on Impropriety

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

Foundation for Excellence in Education CEO Patricia Levesque has been busy writing letters to the editor as a method of responding to In the Public Interest’s  report which focused on her foundation’s emails with state officials. Just two days after … Continue reading →

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New Mexico Senate Scraps Jeb Bush’s School Grade Formula

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change continue to run into trouble with their implementation of his policies around the country. In New Mexico, embattled education boss Hanna Skandera is facing rejection. Meanwhile, the New Mexico senate voted to do away with the … Continue reading →

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For-Profit Charter School Fights Back Against Parents Who Rejected Them In Sarasota

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Blogger David Safier has more on Imagine Charter Schools’ battle with Sarasota parents and local school leadership over their decision to secede from the nation’s largest charter school provider: North Port, Florida, could prove to be the tipping point for … Continue reading →

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To Attract Investors, Pearson Boasts of Success in Acquiring State, PARCC and RTTT Contracts

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Education giant, Pearson is bragging to potential investors about how well they did last year, and how well they expect to do next year. While admitting that  ”state funding pressures and the transition to Common Core assessments continued to make market conditions tough … Continue reading →

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The Bush Foundation’s “Air Cover” Hack and Flack

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

Reporters across the nation are sifting through the emails which In the Public Interest released two weeks ago. It’s that drip, drip, drip you hear. Now this Associated Press story about contacts Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE) … Continue reading →

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How $1.9 Million From the Race to the Top Grant Was Used as a Propaganda Tool For the Florida Model

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Jeff Solochek of Gradebook calls attention to those reading scores everyone’s been bragging about for the last month. Florida’s fourth graders are the second-best readers in the world, Gov. Rick Scott claimed during a recent discussion with black lawmakers. That’s pretty … Continue reading →

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