education
A place to hash out all opinions on education policy, charter schools, statewide testing, and what the political world is and isn't doing about it.
Another One Bites The Dust
“You took me for everything that I had And kicked me out on my own” – Queen As Los Angeles students prepared to return to school at the end of the Summer break, families at the North Valley Military Institute (NVMI) were in for a rude awakening. The charter school’s administration had rejected the LAUSD’s offer of space under PROP-39 the previous April but continued to tell parents that a new campus would be ready in time to start classes. Ignoring the NMVI’s impending collapse, the Los Angeles County Office of Education’s (LACOE) regulators did nothing to ensure parents were warned to make alternative arrangements. They even allowed the school to hold its orientation session for new students. When Mark Ryan announced the school would close one week into the school year, families were left scrambling, their children behind their peers in their new schools.
Carl J. PetersenPublished a day ago in The SwampMake America ?????? Again.
I am upset. I avoid the news for a reason. It gives me anxiety. Or I get mad. Or I get sad. And then I have a very very hard time shaking that feeling. I'm on anxiety regulators for a reason. So unlike the rest of America, I do NOT start my day with the morning news. I start it with coffee, my kids, more coffee, some cleaning, more coffee, some singing with the birds like Snow White, more coffee, and then... yeah. More coffee.
Hope MartinPublished 3 days ago in The Swamp'Beep, Beep,' the Jeeps Weep
In a race for position, blaring horns accompanied by clouds of smoke filled the air. Four-wheeled vehicles, painted in vibrant colors and adorned with gaudy accessories, then began to speed down the street, shuttling people to the sound of roaring engines. This is an everyday scene in the Philippines, where loud and colorful jeepneys reign supreme.
Angela CantigaPublished 4 days ago in The SwampSchools For Thee, Not For Me
“billionaires…do not have to bother with how bad [charter] schools might be since THEY can send their kids wherever IN THE WORLD they want to send them for their schooling.” – Barbara Garcia
Carl J. PetersenPublished 12 days ago in The SwampBargain Basement Teachers?
“We recognize that our staff, particularly our teachers, are the cornerstone of our schools and our most valuable asset.” – Citizens of the World Charter School
Carl J. PetersenPublished 16 days ago in The SwampAmerica - The New Type of 3rd World Country?
When I lived in Australia, it took a long time to get used to things there. Not only were the basic things like electric outlets, the prongs on something electric, the toilet flushes, light switches and the side of the road you drive on different.... but the people were different as well.
Hope MartinPublished 16 days ago in The SwampState v. Unborn Embryo
Scene: A courtroom, with a judge in the center situated behind a desk on a raised dais. At ground level, a prosecutor sits at a table on house left and a defense attorney does the same along house right. All introductions and preliminary activities have been completed. Thus, we join the action already in progress.
Charter School Enrollment Continues To Decline
Fiscally Independent Charter Schools’ “overall enrollment has been trending downward - since the 2021-2022 school year, enrollment has decreased by approximately 2,500 students.” – Alberto M. Carvalho
Carl J. PetersenPublished 19 days ago in The SwampA Politician Bought And Paid For
“Once I got into politics, I saw the real fight, where big money controls everything, and where politicians care more about campaign contributions than the people they're supposed to represent.” – Richard Ojeda
Carl J. PetersenPublished 23 days ago in The SwampWest Bengal: The Goons of Local Market
This is a real life incident where common people are harassed daily even to earn their livelihood. This is a story of a local market located at West Bengal, an eastern state of India.
Nobel NexusPublished 30 days ago in The SwampHate On A Saturday Morning
“That is not appropriate for any of our children. Now my religious rites tells me what I can and cannot do. I don't teach my children to be racist. I don't teach my children to be hateful. I teach them to be loving and caring and sharing. Now, where is this coming from that? I'm going to all of a sudden teach my children to hate gay people or Lesbian people. No. Leave your gender, leave your sexuality to yourself, to your bedroom. Don't bring it to our children. The more you attack our children, the more we gonna come after you guys and protest and say [inaudible]. Mother Fuckers.” – Public comment of Manuk Grigoryan
Carl J. PetersenPublished about a month ago in The SwampMarcus Garvey and the Irish Connection
The remarkable success of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities (Imperial) League (UNIA-ACL), led by Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940), the first National Hero of Jamaica, drew inspiration from various sources. While Booker T. Washington's vision of self-help through education and economics was a primary influence, Garvey's organizational strategies for the liberation of people of African descent closely mirrored the slogans and methods employed by Irish nationalists such as Padraig Pearse, Robert Emmet, Roger Casement, and Eamon de Valera.
Geoffrey PhilpPublished about a month ago in The Swamp