Great article exposing how everyone from Democrats in Congress, education reformers to anti-union Republicans are attacking the teaching profession in the name of reform. Everyone thinks the solution to education is to put the teacher of the year in every classroom and pay them less than the janitor.
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Everyone is Against Teachers. Everyone.
Posted in Fail by charterschoolssuck 317 days ago (http://dissentmagazine.org)How Schools Hide the True Cost of Education
Posted in Fail by smarty 346 days ago (http://www.youtube.com)
This video shows how school districts hide as much as 200% of the money spent per student from voters in an effort to make public schools look like a good deal compared to private schools. In the video, the Cato Institute found that DC Public Schools was costing taxpayers more than the area's most elite private schools on a per student basis.
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Student Suspended Over Facebook. Can We All Grow Up Now?
Posted in Fail by grumpyteach 361 days ago (http://www.youtube.com)
The whole "school is your life" thing is getting old. As teachers we have to watch everthing we do and say. Our students are always being watched, and when a student says something on Facebook it's bloody murder. If the student had said it in the cafeteria, it would have been OK.
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Black Students Vote For White Teachers For Teacher of The Year. School Board: BUT THEY AREN'T BLACK!
Posted in Fail by smarty 365 days ago (http://www.theroot.com)Apparently a student poll has angered North Bolivar Mississippi's administration and school board. The poll by Students Involved for Community Change asked students to name the teachers they've learned the most from. Students named two white teachers who were placed at their school by Teac
Read More | Discuss"Have you drugged your kids today?" That's a Firing.
Posted in Fail by smarty 430 days ago (http://www.abcactionnews.com)
Arizona teacher Tarah Ausburn has a few bumper stickers on her car. Apparently, the one that said "Have you drugged your kids today?" hit a little close to home. Ausburn was asked to remove the sticker, refused to do so on free speech grounds and was fired.
Next up: the school gets to use taxpayer money for yet another easily avoided lawsuit. Will these people ever learn?
Read More | DiscussWhen Public Schools Compete Ad Agencies Win
Posted in Fail by smarty 460 days ago (http://www.desmoinesregister.com)
Note to Teachers Wanting Better Test Scores: Computers Have Log Files
Posted in Fail by smarty 476 days ago (http://www.ajc.com)
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