civil rights

“You Cannot Improve What You Do Not Measure”: Civil Rights Groups Plead for Feds to Require Standardized Testing This Spring

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. In this case, the clock is soon-to-be-Ex-Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos,…

4 years ago

NCSECS: Harsh Disciplinary Practices For Students With Disabilities Rises Once Again

Today, the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools released the following statement reacting to new data from the Civil…

4 years ago

“Unlike Most Parents, We Want To Outlive Our Children.”

That’s a parent speaking to Paul Aronsohn, Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families. As required,…

4 years ago

Teacher Union Leaders Should Look in the Mirror as They Demand Policies That Unveil Police Misconduct.

This post was originally published on Project Forever Free by its chief editor, my pal and colleague Erika Sanzi. Erika also blogs…

4 years ago

Not Backpacks Full of Cash But Backpacks Full of Rights: NCSECS Takes On Special Education Equity in Charter Schools.

It’s a common complaint among those who look down their collective nose at public charter schools: they don’t serve their…

6 years ago

DeVos Is Stripping Away Civil Rights Protections for Students With Special Needs

I’m detecting a trend. Recently, The Atlantic ran a piece that catalogues the Trump administration’s disregard of civil rights protections for Americans…

6 years ago

Sheesh, SCHI: A Civil Rights Complaint, Plus the Director of Lakewood Special Ed School Accused of Stealing Million Dollars from the District

Last week Rabbi Osher Eisemann, the founder of the School for Hidden Intelligence (SCHI), previously arrested for mere money-laundering, is now…

7 years ago

Is It Time to Show A Little Love For Poor Betsy DeVos?

It’s been a Conservative/Tea Party talking point for a while now: get rid of the U.S. Department of Education and.(cuing…

8 years ago

After the Women’s March, New Rules, New Energy, and a Renewed Focus on Education

Not long ago, a group of women education bloggers from around the country shared their thoughts on what it means…

8 years ago

Head of La Raza Explains Why New Jersey Must Maintain Common Core State Standards

Rafael Collazo, Director of the National Council of La Raza and a New Jersey public school parent, addressed the Education…

9 years ago