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Dr. Megan Koschnick Presents on the Developmentally Inappropriate Common Core

Thanks to Jen Benson for passing this on. A must view for every educator…

Courage Among Teachers

Have had this article sitting around for a week and didn’t want to let another day go by without posting it… Alfie Kohn wrote a great article for Education Week last week. The article, titled “Encouraging Educator Courage” is about exactly what it’s title suggests. It pains me to say this, but professionals in our …

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Posted on September 23, 2013 by thepjsta

Arizona’s Brewer Thinks Citizens Are Fools

More from the Theater of the Absurd department… After sustained backlash against the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in Arizona, Governor Jan Brewer decided to change the name of the standards to “Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards.” State Rep.Carl Seel, R-Phoenix, one of the foes, said he believes Brewer is trying to …

Man Arrested for Speaking Out Against the Common Core

The reformers will seemingly stop at nothing as they try to silence critics of their policies. In case you didn’t see it, a man was arrested in Maryland last week for speaking out against the Common Core State Standards at a public forum that the Maryland State Education Department hosted. At one time in America …

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Posted on September 23, 2013 by thepjsta

The PJSTA Book Club: Reign of Error

Last week we told you about the release of Diane Ravitch’s new book Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools. Today we would like to announce the details of a book club that the PJSTA will be hosting to discuss the contents of the book. Here …