Category Archives: Diane Ravitch, Anthony Cody, Valerie Strauss, Washington Post

Recent Audits of “Gates-led” Ed Reform Spending

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Highlighting Members' Needs

Bill, On August 27, 2013, Mercedes Schneider posted on her blog – deutsch29 – a thorough, eye-opening audit of your Common Core spending.  The following day, Diane Ravitch linked to it, and her readers’ comments reflect the outrage that so many of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Gates, Billionaires, Capitalism, Civil Rights, Common Core, Corporate Education Reform, Democracy, Diane Ravitch, Anthony Cody, Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, Edreform, High Stakes Testing, Mercedes Schneider, Privatization, Social Justice, Standardized Testing | 4 Comments

Freedom to Teach, Freedom to Learn: A Year at Mission Hill chapter 6

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Highlighting Members' Needs

Chapter 6: Like a Family Dear Mr. Gates, Microsoft’s “stack ranking” management practice has been in the news lately, most recently on Valerie Strauss’ blog The Answer Sheet (Microsoft’s lesson on what not to do with teachers, Washington Post, 8/26/13). … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Gates, Collaboration, Common Core High Stakes Testing, Diane Ravitch, Anthony Cody, Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, Freedom to Learn: A Year At Mission Hill, Freedom to Teach, High Stakes Testing, Junk Science of High Stakes Standardized Testing, Measuring Effective Teaching, Microsoft, Mission Hill school, Stack Ranking, Teacher Evaluations, Testing | 2 Comments

Recognition for Teachers’ Letters to Bill Gates

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Highlighting Members' Needs

Dear all, Susan and I so appreciate Valerie Strauss’ Washington Post Teachers’ Letters to Bill Gates profile of our website as well as Diane Ravitch’s strong endorsement on her blog An Amazing Website: Teachers’ Letters to Bill Gates We appreciate … Continue reading →

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