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The Continuing Skandera Saga.

The current impasse in the Skandera confirmation hearings takes me back to the very first article I wrote for the now defunct NMPolitics. At that time I noted Skandera’s total lack of background as an… more →

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The Continuing Skandera Saga.

Emanuele Corso wrote 2 months ago: The current impasse in the Skandera confirmation hearings takes me back to the very first article I … more →

Tags: Alec, education reform, Gestapo, GOP, Hanna Skandera, Jeb Bush, koch brothers, Mafia, Marco Rubio

Read This!

Emanuele Corso wrote 2 months ago: http://truth-out.org/news/item/14930-why-are-walmart-billionaires-bankrolling-phony-school-reform-in … more →

Tags: class warfare, Education, education reform, Privatizing Schools, public education, Republicans, school reform, schools (2), social contract

Reflections On Disgust and Cynicism

Emanuele Corso wrote 2 months ago: February 24, 2013 Am I the only one to have noticed this recent phenomenon? You know, the ascendency … more →

Tags: On Society, let them eat cake, Bachmann, Cathrynn Brown, Charles Darwin, class warfare, coulter, Cynicism, Diana Durán

Creating a Corpse

Emanuele Corso wrote 3 months ago: As every bureaucrat knows, if you want to kill any public process or project the preferred method is … more →

Tags: On Society, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, class warfare, New Mexico, PACS, Politics, privatize public education, Privatizing Schools, public education

The Skandera Scam

Emanuele Corso wrote 3 months ago: Time is of the essence in addressing education and the machinations of the New Mexico Public Educati … more →

Tags: Education, education reform, Finland, Hanna Skandera, Jeb Bush, Laying the Foundation, New Mexico Legislature, New Mexico Senate Rules Committee, NM Connections Academy

The American Taliban - Part 4

Emanuele Corso wrote 9 months ago: Target – Public Education The old Jesuit motto: “Give me a child until he is seven and I will give y … more →

Tags: On Society, school reform, social contract, schools (2), public education, Parenting, Teachers, Testing 2, Alec

NOT TIME YET FOR HIGH-FIVES

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: Yes, there seems to be a run from ALEC and while not wanting to rain on anyone’s parade the question … more →

Tags: On Society, public education, Politics, Alec, Hanna Skandera, koch brothers, Susana Martinez, Karl Rove, dangerous consequences

A Response to Joe Teacher

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: Joe Teacher’s editorial in the May 5-15 Santa Fe Reporter, “Evaluating The Evaluating” was a plea fo … more →

Tags: school reform, education reform, schools (2), public education, Politics, Teachers, Teacher Unions, Alec, arne duncan

Fundamental Disrespect

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: The latest example of disrespect for the legislative process and public education to drop from the G … more →

Tags: school reform, education reform, schools (2), Politics, Teachers, Alec, Hanna Skandera, Privatizing Schools, cyber academies

Occupying The Narrative

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: OK, folks, today’s assignment will be to explore the influence in your home state by an organization … more →

Tags: On Society, occupy, ABCD-F Act, Alec, education reform, Hanna Skandera, NCLB, phi delta kappan, Politics

The NYPS Blues

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: The NYPS Blues Is the war against public education guerrilla class-warfare conducted through surroga … more →

Tags: On Society, social contract, schools (2), Politics, Teachers, Testing 2, arne duncan, Hanna Skandera, rupert murdoch

A Momentary Lapse ... — 2 comments

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: A Momentary Lapse of Character In a moment of uncharacteristic candor and persona, Hanna Skandera, t … more →

Tags: ABCD-F Act, arne duncan, connecticut, Curricula, education reform, Florida, Hanna Skandera, koch brothers, legislatures

How Great is Great?

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: New Mexico Teachers: How Great is Great? Last week legislators from around the country flocked to an … more →

Tags: ABCD-F Act, Accountability, Alec, arne duncan, Career Ladder Opportunities Act, Curricula, Education Accountability Act, education reform, Great Teachers and Leaders Act

Listen and Show Some Respeto

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: Listen and Show Some  Respeto Listen, Listen. Listen. That was the watchword, the first principle I … more →

Tags: ABCD-F Act, Alec, arne duncan, Curricula, education reform, Hanna Skandera, NCLB, privatize public education, Privatizing Schools

Trojan Horse

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: TROJAN HORSE Senate Bill 427 a.k.a. “The A-B-C-D-F Schools Rating Act”-talk about a … more →

Tags: school reform, social contract, education reform, schools (2), Curricula, public education, Parenting, Teachers, Testing 2

The Tenticles of Profit

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE TENTICLES OF PROFIT A new reality is beginning to unfold. This other-realit … more →

Tags: Alec, Curricula, education reform, koch brothers, NCLB, Parenting, Privatizing Schools, public education, school reform

A New Tower of Babel

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: THE NEW TOWER OF BABEL ” [H]uman community depends on language” say the authors of the l … more →

Tags: ABCD-F Act, Bill Gates, Curricula, cyber academies, education reform, Henry Giroux, koch brothers, NCLB, Parenting

A LITTLE HISTORY

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: A LITTLE HISTORY What bothers me most about the current war against public education is that it is a … more →

Tags: ABCD-F Act, Bill Gates, Curricula, education reform, Herbert M. Kliebard, Jeb Bush, koch brothers, NCLB, Parenting

The Vocabulary of Destruction — 1 comment

Emanuele Corso wrote 1 year ago: THE VOCABULARY OF DESTRUCTION That public education is a vital component of a civil and just society … more →

Tags: Curricula, education reform, Politics, public education, school reform, schools (2), Teacher Unions, Teachers, Testing 2


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