• RT @kausmickey: Obama supports mass firing of teachers at R.I. school, angers unions. Triangulation? http://tinyurl.com/yag89d4 #edreform #
  • RT @ClaytonMuhammad: You are destined for greatness. Never doubt it. There’s room for u at the top. It’s at bottom where it’s most crowded! #
  • @irasocol I believe in providing as many options for children to gain high quality educational opportunities. If it includes charters… in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol vouchers, intra-district choice, mentoring, etc., then I'm all for it. Public education should not be just about a district and… in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol traditional districts. It should be a system of publicly funding the best possible opportunities for every child to learn. The old in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol paradigm doesn't work anymore (and given that the original purpose of education was to instill national values and beat back in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol Catholicism, it probably never did a good job of educating students in general). The solution is to ultimately improve educational in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol opportunities. Getting that job done is more important for the futures of these children than whether it's done in a charter or in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol in a traditional district school. By the way: We have expectations for what children at every age learn because you are supposed in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol to know certain things, to exhibit progression at every step of any age. Especially in an age in which knowledge of Algebra 1 in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol and trig can make the difference between a high-paying job as a welder (yes, welders need trig; ask one) or working at Arby's at in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol just above minimum wage. Yes, Ira, I know plenty about the history of public education in this country (check out my bio in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol at rishawnbiddle.org) so I stand on much firmer ground than you are at this point. And, let's make this clear: If you don't work in reply to irasocol #
  • you don't eat, you can't feed your family, you can't enjoy the best possible that life and the creator provides for each of us. I ask #
  • @irasocol this question of you: If you didn't get good grades in school, if you weren't taught by high-quality teachers, would you have the in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol nice life you have? You and I both know the answer. But at this moment, I also have to work — bills must be paid — so thanks for in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol your response, even if it is a tad ill-tempered. I appreciate the work you do; we will just have to agree to disagree. Thanks in reply to irasocol #
  • At Dropout Nation: More on the Civil Rights and School Equity Front: https://dropoutnation.net/gtq #ArneDuncan #RusslynnAli #edgap #edequity #
  • @irasocol No problem. I appreciate you passion and perspective. Too few people are passionate about anything. Thanks for your perspective. in reply to irasocol #
  • RT @jerridkruse: #edreform Stop interrupting students, after student answers question, stop, wait, look around, see what others say #
  • RT @MEDixon215: A teacher’s insight on the success of charter schools: http://is.gd/9XCs2 #ALpolitics #edreform #
  • RT @cathgrimes: Local districts are using 2 sets of #s to figure out budgets, and both are legal. #
  • RT @rolandsmartin: New blog post: Schools in crisis #
  • @MarcSean86 Congrats! in reply to MarcSean86 #
  • Interesting RT @BmoreSchools: Bill would let city rent closed Catholic schools – could be used for charter schools http://shar.es/mH4kB #
  • More Zero-Tolerance RT @amyalkon: Boys Will Be…Suspended: Boy makes toy gun with his hand, gets kicked out of school #
  • Time to put my "Independents for Obama" pin back on: RT @alexanderrusso: Quote: Teachers Unions React Angrily. #
  • RT @EdEquality: RT @usedgov Duncan to visit Selma, AL, commem 45th ann. of "Bloody Sunday" civil rights confrontation #
  • The dirty secret, of course, is that #NEA #AFT will end up endorsing Obama in 2012 anyway. GOP is divided over #NoChild #RttT. Some are big #
  • backers like Scott Brown, others, like House EdCom ranking member Kline, are opposed to all intervention. Nowhere for #NEA or #AFT to go. #
  • Besides, Obama will deliver more funds to stave off district layoffs by mid-year. Again, Democrats need all help in order to keep Congress. #
  • RT @MarcSean86: Kansas City may close half of its school to stay afloat financially — #edfinance #
  • In Chicago, the Black Star Project is looking for men to mentor young black males #edreform #grassroots #blackmales #
  • RiShawn Biddle: If You Can't Beat 'Em: Can the Teachers Unions Organize Charter Schools? http://bit.ly/cw3LyS #edreform #RandiWeingarten #
  • @irasocol All I'll say, is that we'll agree to disagree. No one says parents make the best decisions. This is why I advocate for the in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol creation of community resources — grassroots activists, nonprofits — who can help parents make good educational choices. On the in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol other hand, parents must be the ones who make these choices. If we want schools to provide as individualized an education as in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol possible for children, parents must be the ones who make those decisions, being active beyond field trips and homework. And, as in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol far as I am concerned, for profit and nonprofit means nothing. The ultimate thing is does the school serve high-quality in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol instruction to children. Hate to break this to you, but we live in a world in which the comforts and the advances in living — in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol from basic soap to broadband Internet, iPhones and other tools used in the classroom — are brought to you by corporations who in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol are in the business for profit. It's not about the status, it's about what the organization does. And there are plenty of in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol nonprofits and governments who serve far too many poorly. Especially the traditional public school districts in this country. in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol Again, it's about providing as many opportunities for high-quality instruction for all children. I don't care who does it as long in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol as it gets done. And I don't care about underlying motivation as long as we finally achieve the Founding Fathers maxim of equal in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol opportunity, educational and otherwise, for everyone. Thanks for your thoughts. in reply to irasocol #
  • RT @EducationSector: "Five Principles for Smarter Data Systems" #edreform #edtech #
  • @irasocol I'm not committed to capitalism. I am committed to the phrase "by any means necessary" when it comes to improving education. And in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol by the way, I would stay away from the term "misguided" when opposing an argument. It's patronizing to those with whom you in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol disagree. Better to say "I disagree with you" or simply state your counter than to use faint insult. I can take it — been in far in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol harsher debates — but I can see the eyes of my mentors roll and then proceed to walk away. And they are far more learned in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol than I can ever claim to be. in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol By any means necessary in the Malcolm X-Martin Luther King way: Improving the lives of children should be principled, but to in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol buy into a status quo that isn't working, that leaves parents outside of decision-making and hurts the educational and economic in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol destinies of children is intolerable. I don't simply believe in standing athwart history yelling "fix this". in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol No, we disagree because we come from different philosophies. It's called the conflict of visions. Both can be mostly wrong or in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol largely right, but it is a conflict and it is based on some true disagreements. Thanks again for your thoughts. in reply to irasocol #
  • RT @Eduflack @markkerr AAP, SIIA Issue Stmt Supporting K-12 Voluntary Common Core State Standards http://ow.ly/1fjxb #education #edreform #
  • RT @tvanderark: MM questions #RttT courage bonus, but clear that jgmt on veracity/capacity determines winners #edreform #
  • @irasocol I don't get into motivations; those are unknown to anyone but the people who embrace a worldview/strategy/approach/theory. I judge in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol results because that is all that ultimately matters. Or as my mother would say, you can be well-meaning all you like, but in reply to irasocol #
  • @irasocol if you hurt others, you've done damage. And, in that light, no one will ever care about your intentions. in reply to irasocol #
  • RT @edreform: Congress shouldn't betray DC scholarship program | WashPost | #schoolchoice #DCOSP #edreform #
  • At Dropout Nation: The Read: Unions and Charter Schools Department https://dropoutnation.net/dgq #TQ #edreform #edpolicy #DPS #
  • @arotherham Paperwork reduction. So Eighties. No wonder why it takes so long for policy implementation 🙂 in reply to arotherham #
  • Education pays. RT @John_Bailey: Calculated Risk: Unemployment Rate and Level of Education http://ow.ly/1fMy2 #edpolicy #edreform #
  • RT @MarcSean86: I love this: #AFT local won new #LAUnified schools, now let's see what they can do with them #edreform #
  • RT @TPCarney @bridgettwagner: Benefits for each federal employe avg $40,785 in 2008 vs. $9,882/ private worker http://tinyurl.com/ylxrzfb #

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