Reposted with permission from Wrench in the Gears. Patty Murray, a democratic senator from Washington state, crossed the aisle to collaborate closely with Lamar Alexander on
Author: seattleducation2010
What you can do to assist families at our southern border
First they came for the immigrants… Originally posted in The Cut. What You Can Do Right Now to Help Immigrant Families Separated at the Border
From Math to Marksmanship: Military Ties to Gamified Assessments
Reposted with permission from Wrench in the Gears. There is a difference between education and training. There is a difference between knowing just enough to carry
Automated Education: Building Sanctuary Part 5
Reposted with permission from Wrench in the Gears. The future is uncertain and unlikely to play out exactly as described. Nevertheless, we must begin to comprehend
Test Scores and Child Hunger: The Cold Calculus of Pay for Success Predators
Reposted with permission from Wrench in the Gears. Through outsourcing and the imposition of hard metrics, “what works” lobbyists intend to push the poor, and those
School Transformation Double Talk Threatens Students and Teachers
Reposted with permission from Nancy Bailey’s Education Website. Empowered is a popular word. But in North Dakota they are handing schools over to Knowledgeworks, a foundation that
Heckman and Pritzker Pitch Apps as Poverty “Solutions” Yielding a 13% Return on Investment
Reposted with permission from Wrench in the Gears. If you have time to watch the entire hour, I encourage you to listen as these two men discuss
Making Childhood Pay: Arthur Rolnick, Steven Rothschild, and ReadyNation
Reposted with permission from Wrench in the Gears. The push for early childhood education access is NOT being driven by a desire to meet the basic
How Big Data Becomes Psy Ops and Tilts the World Towards its Own Aims: Next Stop, Public Education
Reposted with permission from Educationalchemy. While “grit” has been exposed for the racist narrative it is, it’s also a direct by-product of the same OCEANS framework used
Pre-K Profit: ReadyNation Hosts Global Business Leaders in New York City this November
Reposted with permission from Wrench in the Gears. The rise of pay for success, social impact bonds, development impact bonds, and outcomes-based contracting will usher in privatization of
Betsy DeVos: Best Villain EVER & Big Fan of the Swiss Model of Youth Apprenticeships & Career Connected Learning. Wait, What?
The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but that it was impossible to avoid
Tracking Students: Google Rolls Out “Anytime, Anywhere” Learning in Kirkland, WA Parks This Spring
Reposted with permission from Wrench in the Gears. If you’re going to spend time in your local park, do you want your child glued to a
