Tuesday, August 01, 2017

Grit by any other name is torture

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Angela Duckworth and her "academic" mentor Martin Seligman helped develop torture models that the CIA uses in places like Iraq. ...
Wednesday, June 07, 2017

Charter schools harm students

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Remediation costs from charter high school “graduates” getting into college, but not having basic proficiency are astronomical both in ter...
Sunday, May 14, 2017

Senator Bernie Sanders endorses Padilla and Zimmer for LAUSD

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Senator Bernie Sanders stands against right-wing privatizers like Melvoin. Sanders endorses Padilla and Zimmer for LAUSD. https://charter...
Saturday, May 13, 2017

Schools Matter: Privatizer Nick Melvoin wants Betsy DeVos style policies for Los Angeles

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First published on Schools Matter on May 13, 2017 "Melvoin’s people are not ordinary constituents passing daily through LAUSD’...
Friday, May 05, 2017

Graphic Essay: Betsy DeVos' 'School Choice' Movement Isn't Social Justice. It's a Return to Segregation.

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Charters and vouchers have always been intended to break public schools, and wrest education away from the public commons. "School choi...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Tell California State Senators to support SB 808

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Network for Public Education (NPE) is helping to support California Senate Bill 808. The legislation, while it doesn't go far enough,...

GO ON STRIKE! May 1, 2017

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Tuesday, March 07, 2017

How our household voted March 7, 2017

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  H —  yes | Despite the fact that the reactionaries at the billionaire funded United Way of Greater Los Angeles supported it. Mayor ...
Saturday, February 25, 2017

Schools Matter: Yolie Flores Aguilar email colluding with charter school executives

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First published on Schools Matter on February 20, 2017 “PLEASE don’t forward this email. simply state it in your own words.”— Yolie Fl...
Monday, February 20, 2017

ALWAYS PUNCH NAZIS | This Shouldn't Be News

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This video is brilliant. If we wait for fascists like Richard Spencer to herd us into concentration camps, then it's too late to punch...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

A tangible way to fight Betsy DeVos' arch-reactionary EdReform agenda?

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A tangible way to fight Betsy DeVos' reactionary #EdReform agenda? Vote @imeldaschools @lausd_zimmer @ChangeTheLAUSD & @EDreport...
Saturday, February 18, 2017

Schools Matter: The Monica Garcia - Betsy DeVos connection

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First published on Schools Matter on December 13, 2016 “Monica Garcia believes in… choice… She expanded charter schools” — Michael R. ...
Friday, February 17, 2017

Associated Administrators of Los Angeles LAUSD Endorsements 2017

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The LAUSD is an Early Education, K-12 through Adult Education Division District. Resources and services must be provided accordingly. — Asso...

Schools Matter: I can't think of anyone as profoundly ignorant, or as uniquely unqualified to be appointed Secretary of Education as Betsy…

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First published on Schools Matter on February 07, 2017 I can't think of anyone as profoundly ignorant, or as uniquely unqualifie...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Student Empowerment through Culture and Language

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Student Empowerment through Culture and Language Tuesday, January 31 at 4 PM - 8 PM UTLA 3303 Wilshire Blvd Fl 10, Los A...
Monday, January 16, 2017

Los Angeles student groups to protest racism and other right-wing hate

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A busy week will be upon us. As most of you know, CEJ's campaign-turned-movement for the Schools LA Students Deserve has really grown i...
Saturday, January 14, 2017

NPE Action endorses Alva and Petersen for the LAUSD Board of Education

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The Network for Public Education Action is proud to endorse two candidates for the Los Angeles Board of Education District 2 primary ele...

Schools Matter: DeVos: a product of bipartisan embrace of failed, racist “school choice” policies

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First published on Schools Matter on December 20, 2016 “I stand behind the charter school… movement, because parents do deserve grea...

Schools Matter: Grit-meister Angela Duckworth headlines Jeb Bush's reactionary ExcelinEd summit

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First published on Schools Matter on October 06, 2016 “As a close protege of Dr. Martin Seligman, Angela Duckworth serves as Seligman’...

Schools Matter: Another defeat in court for right-wing privatizer David F. Welch

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First published on Schools Matter on September 23, 2016 “People need to understand that there’s tons of money in nonprofits.” — Brett ...