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Bunnie’s Factory Tour Part 1: How To Make A BOM

Bunnie Huang posted an extensive explanation of how you’re doing your Bill Of Materials (BOM) all wrong. Here’s a taste. For the whole 5-course meal head over to his blog. Most Makers tryi… more →

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More Foundation Money to Fund Privatization — 5 comments

dianerav wrote 1 day ago: Researchers Sarah Reckhow of Michigan State University and doctoral student Jeffrey Snyder reported … more →

Tags: Broad Foundation, Charter Schools, Corporate Reformers, Education Industry, Education reform, Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, privatization, walton foundation

Nicholas Lemann Reviews Rhee Memoir — 7 comments

dianerav wrote 1 day ago: Nicholas Lemann has written a powerful review of Michelle Rhee’s memoir, in which she calls he … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Corporate Reformers, Education Industry, privatization, Rhee, Michelle, StudentsFirst

Does This Apply To Cyber Charter Schools Too?

mkbnl wrote 1 day ago: Last week I saw an article entitled Marketing and For-Profit Schools: Conflict of Interest? come acr … more →

Tags: charter school, cyber charter school, CYBER SCHOOL, Education, Funding, High School, virtual school

You've Got to be Kidding Me — 14 comments

debtperception wrote 1 day ago: Experiencing the dangers of for-profit institutions first hand, I can’t help but try to warn p … more →

Tags: The ARt Institute, Tuition

This Man Loves Disruption — 42 comments

dianerav wrote 3 days ago: Clayton Christiansen loves disruption. He loves the idea that almost everything familiar to us will … more →

Tags: closing public schools, Corporate Reformers, Education Industry

Profit, HigherEd and Lessons on the Prestige Cartel — 2 comments

jamesrovira wrote 3 days ago: Reblogged from tressiemc: My friend Aaron Bady (who may one day learn to spell my whole name!) had t … more →

Tags: Higher Education, united states, Education, Colleges and Universities, Educators, nonprofit organization, moocs, for-profit education, For-profit colleges and universities

The Status Quo Begins to Fall Apart — 7 comments

dianerav wrote 5 days ago: This article describes what a grass-roots rebellion looks like. It describes a growing revolt agains … more →

Tags: Education Industry, Education reform, Support for public schools, Testing

LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH - AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEM

dearbalak wrote 6 days ago: This short clip is NOT an exageration. In fact it understates the scope of this CRIME: Throughout hi … more →

Tags: Justice, Propaganda, Crimes Against Humanity, Healthcare, Obamacare, Private

New Realities Require New Responses

Bruce Burtch wrote 1 week ago: There is a major sea-change underway in the relationship between the nonprofit and for-profit worlds … more →

Tags: Cause marketing, Profiles in Partnership, Nonprofit, United Way, Business, Foundations, New realities, new responses, Organizations

Wall Street Investors Worried About UNO Charter $$$ Problems — 8 comments

dianerav wrote 1 week ago: The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Wall Street investors are very upset by the financial and ethical … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Education Industry

Chicken Little and Corporate Education Reform — 8 comments

dianerav wrote 1 week ago: A new blogger enters the national scene! This blog is devoted to fairy tales and other simple legend … more →

Tags: Corporate Reformers, Education Industry, Education reform, Global Education Reform Movement

Sleeping Bag Coat (Designed for the Homeless) Attracts For-Profit Fashion Industry

Menawa Report wrote 1 week ago:   For more information, check out this online article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07 … more →

Tags: Current News, Business, Coat, Detroit, Employment, Empowerment Plan, Fashion, Homeless, Sleeping Bag

What Arne Duncan Learned from Breakdown of Computer Testing — 100 comments

dianerav wrote 1 week ago: This is a story that may elicit a gasp from you. That’s what it did to me. Arne Duncan was ask … more →

Tags: Duncan, Arne, Education Industry, Indiana, Online Learning

NEPC Grades ALEC Score Card for State Policy — 1 comment

dianerav wrote 1 week ago: The National Education Policy Center is an invaluable resource. It keeps tabs on the half-baked rese … more →

Tags: Charter Schools, Vouchers, Alec, Education Industry, Corporate Reformers, National Education Policy Center

The Future is So Bright...

Michael Smith wrote 1 week ago: An excellent study on the future of higher education. I’m looking forward to using some of thi … more →

Tags: Education, Teaching, Higher Education, dissertation, survey, study, Social Media, Online

Selling Out Black Children in Michigan — 12 comments

dianerav wrote 1 week ago: In the previous post, I noted that the emergency manager in Detroit was instructed to “blow up … more →

Tags: Michigan

Texas: The Surefire Plan to Destroy Public Education — 37 comments

dianerav wrote 1 week ago: You think it can’t happen here? You think your state is immune? Read about the war on public e … more →

Tags: Accountability, Alec, Alternate Route To Certification, Budget cuts, Charter Schools, closing schools, Corporate Reformers, Education Industry, On-line education

Breaking News: Louisiana Court Rules Funding Vouchers Unconstitutional — 5 comments

dianerav wrote 2 weeks ago: The Louisiana State Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to fund vouchers using money de … more →

Tags: Louisiana, Vouchers

Why Did Educators Boo Duncan? Jennings Apologizes — 67 comments

dianerav wrote 2 weeks ago: I did not go to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in San Francisco … more →

Tags: Accountability, Duncan, Arne, Education Industry, privatization


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