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Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Remember the D.C. Whistleblower? Adell Cothorne was the new principal at a highly-touted elementary school where test scores had gone up and off, off the charts. She said she walked in on a…

Originally posted on Fred Klonsky:
Fred, Some of these “representatives” may be OK in your book. I don’t know many of them personally. Those I have had interaction with don’t seem to act much like representatives of the worker. They…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
A recent article by business columnist Eduardo Porter in the “New York Times” was titled “Americanized Labor Policy Is Spreading in Europe.” This is what the “Americanization of labor policy” means: “In 2008,…

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
Robert Shepherd has written curriculum, textbooks, assessments, and lots else in recent decades. Here he explains what is wrong with the Common Core’s version of English Language Arts: The CCSS in ELA appear…

Originally posted on Fred Klonsky:
Dear Fred: Let us assume that a viable third party candidate does not emerge in the upcoming election for Governor. What do we do? Those in power like to rig the election process in their favor.…

Originally posted on Fred Klonsky:
I greeted Sean and nodded to Tony. “Bottle of Brugse Straffe Hendrik,” I said. “Room temperature.” “Cool, dude,” said Sean somewhat garbled by his pierced tongue. Tony stared at ESPN Classic Sports which was showing the 2008 NASCAR…

Originally posted on Strange thoughts, random mutterings:
So, you start a blog, learn all that WordPress stuff, write a few posts, get some likes (wow!), attract followers (how is that even possible?), get into your stride, and then suddenly after…