Social Media Strike Set for July 4-5, 2019
Above are tweets (from Sharyl Attkisson, journalist, and Larry Sanger, founder of Wikipedia) about a Social Media strike this week which the MEW editors support. We hope you join in […]
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The Opportunity Project: It’s From The Government & it’s Here to Help You. Or is it?
With the passage of the OPEN Government Data Act in January 2019, data interoperability of federal governmental agencies to/from each other can occur. This was seen as good bipartisan legislation […]
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If a Teacher Doesn’t Praise All Students, Is it an Example of Bullying?
I know very few people attend the school board meetings- but here is a glimpse of what is really going on in our district.This beloved substitute was told never to […]
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A Millionaire’s Quest to Reign in Facebook and Google
— graphic: EU ministers make push for Google, Facebook tax An article written by Nicholas Confessore in the New York Times Magazine entitled The Unlikely Activists Who Took On Silicon Valley […]
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Our Sons are Failing
What does research/data indicate on the state of men? If these statistics used in the clip below are accurate, perhaps the bashing/suppression of men is successful, but men as individuals […]
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Why Did the US Depts of Justice and Education Craft Policies Dictating Local/State Policies?
There have been calls for more gun legislation and the banning of certain types of firearms and accessories in the wake of the Parkland, FL school shooting. There can […]
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Failures in Education: Constructivism and 21st Century Skills
Education is global and 21st Century skills are pursued in many countries based on theories from education reformers and non-governmental organizations. Newly trained teachers have been taught children […]
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Want to Spot ‘Evolving Facts’ from Education Reformers & Discover the Truth?
As hard cover history books and documents are replaced digitally, it is imperative to retain ‘first’ versions of documents. Publishing research on blogs or digital platforms are invaluable as they […]
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What Got Lost in the Vandeven Kerfuffle
The letter below was recently sent to the Missouri State Board of Education members by Dr. Mary Byrne, a co-founder of Missouri Coalition Against Common Core. The various news organizations […]
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What Goes Around Comes Around
The Springfield News-Leader had a recent column entitled Vandeven: Greitens never shared his vision for education, commissioner role. It’s a pity that former Missouri Education Commissioner Vandeven never received […]
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Weren’t National Standards/Assessments Supposed to Close the Achievement Gap?
From https://edsource.org/2016/higher-test-scores-yes-but-no-narrowing-of-achievement-gaps-in-california/568467 Parents have been told for years that the achievement gap could be closed by the adoption and implementation of national standards and assessments. Do you remember […]
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Kindergarten in 2017: Assessment Hell?
The above “shared memory” appeared recently on my Facebook feed. It was a meme I shared in 2015. (I am a bit concerned about FB’s math…it wasn’t 3 years ago…it’s […]
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Education Reform: A Celebration of Ignorance?
Do these tweets clarify how we arrived at the disaster known as education reform? Where states must go to the mother (USDOEd) to ask permission on how best to provide […]
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Lesson Plan for the Day from Missouri DESE via Global Futurist: UNLEARN.
The screenshot above is from newswire.com and addresses the message Futurist Jack Uldrich planned to deliver as a keynote speech at the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education […]