New (and Much Needed) College Course: How to Spot Bull****
If you are offended by the word bull**** you might want to stop reading now. However, if you think the main purpose of education is to teach human capital […]
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Character Education Lesson for Inauguration 2017: Diversity of Thought/Political Beliefs Not Allowed?
January 20, 2017 was the inauguration of the 45th President. Whether or not you supported President Trump, it is remarkable that an inauguration has occurred every four years since […]
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Karma: Student PII Data Mining Concerns Coming Home to Roost for Dept of Ed Bureaucrats
The Federal bureaucrats in the US Department of Education are worried about the data mining via the structure (student longitudinal data systems) they supported which captures student/family Personally Identifiable […]
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One Huge Threat in EdReform Datamining: Ransomware
Data is king. We need to improve education via data. Our district is data-driven! We need data to provide equitable education. These are just some of […]
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Parents and Professionals Protesting/Petitioning Against iPads in School
How much money has your school district spent on providing every student with an iPad? Kirkwood School District in Missouri will have spent $1.775 Million for an iPad for […]
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The Problems in Schools Cannot be Fixed by ESSA/CCSS Mandates
A factual, albeit politically incorrect article has been written by Heather MacDonald on what’s wrong with public schools, Violence in the Halls, Disorder in the Malls, and here is […]
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Note to Common Core/ESSA Proponents: You are the Gurus of Fake News.
The MEW January 1, 2015 article recently appeared in Facebook memories. You can find it here. It might as well have been written for a New Year’s greeting to […]
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Why is a Missouri Teacher of the Year Teaching in a Private Start-Up High School?
It’s the Christmas season and most of us would like to hear uplifting stories this time of year. The following story illustrates what can occur in education delivery/policy when […]
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Stuffing the Public Education Turkey: How’s it going to Turn Out With DeVos as the Cook?
If you follow education reform, this Thanksgiving has been, well, interesting. Twitter comments on the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary have ranged from those celebrating a […]
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The Election is Over. So What Happens in Education?
It’s time for citizens to voice our opinions on the direction of public education as a new administration transitions into The White House. Rumors started yesterday […]
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A RFP for MOre and MOre and MOre Data from MOre ‘Target Populations’….for No Jobs
Announcing another Request for Proposal (RFP) from Missouri which will create/allow: Additional loss of privacy for additional groups of people The expansion of a centralized data base […]
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Announcing an Intermission
Gretchen is taking a hiatus from MEW writing duties for the next several weeks. Anne and Cheri will continue their excellent reporting on local/state/national educational news and if you have […]
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HOW Much Are the Reformers Making in Education? Look at These 990s….
Richard Phelps in Nonpartisan Education Review offers facts on how much money Common Core NGOs have realized through the years. The amount of money these organizations and directors […]
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Students “Desk Cycling” During Math Class: Not from The Onion.
According to this North Carolina 8th grade magnet school teacher, combining exercise with math lessons channels energy and helps kids focus on their lessons. From WRAL (video embedded in […]