In dramatic fashion Los Angeles Unified School District says no to billionaire Eli Broad’s charter expansion plan. L.A. Says No To Billionaire's Charter Plan from Schoolhouse Live on Vimeo.
H/T Israel Aequitas-Veritas “In 2015, hundreds of students from New Mexico OPTED OUT of the PEARSON given PARCC exam. They are against all standardized tests and want an end to being treated like a test score. Teachers and students alike.”
H/T Tim Furman
Karen Lewis and other CTU members rally for educational justice in Chicago. H/T teleSUR English Ñ Don't Stop – Chicago Teacher's Union + Rebel Diaz on Rooftop Live from teleSUR English on Vimeo.
Parents battle for right to opt out in Brooklyn. By Michael Elliot The NYCDOE Gag Order On Educator-Parent Discussions on Testing from Shoot4Education on Vimeo.
The reauthorization of ESSA: a cause for celebration or caution?
Dr. Yohuru Willams gave the Keynote at The Call to Educational Justice Conference on Oct 17th. This is 12 min of his 20 min presentation. By Michael Elliott "The Lessons are Eternal" What FDR Knew About Corporate Education Reform from Shoot4Education on Vimeo.
Jamaal Bowman’s presentation before the first NYS Common Core Testing Task Force Oct 29th 2015, by Michael Elliott. Jamaal Bowman NYS Task Force Hearing 1 from Shoot4Education on Vimeo.
Chicagoans Protest Charters. H/T Progress Illinois
Is Obama’s latest message on standardized testing worth celebrating?