Richard Lakin

educator, child and teacher advocate, author of Teaching as an Act of Love AND John and Don, a short story seeking a #publisher, a #screenwriter & a #filmmaker!

[Richard Lakin @Thanks2Teachers]

I just voted for Rochelle Ripley for #CNNHeroes 2015 Hero of the Year at http://t.co/sH9Cixc5y6 http://t.co/EBS1Z0HeS8

[AFT New Jersey @AFTNJ]

RT @AFTunion: Test scores, but at what price? @jamaalabowman looks at what Success Academy’s “success” costs kids. http://t.co/mJ9WH9LNxd

[Mark Naison @McFiredogg]

The Harsh Truth About What Is Happening to Teachers Students and Schools http://t.co/bA46NE8x1k

[Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦📚🌈🗽🌹🇨🇱❤️ @DianeRavitch]

Denver: Reformers Fail But Put Lipstick on the Pig http://t.co/ts68kHMPf0

[Timmy Mac @TimMacdowall]

#ISupportJohnKing because he trusts Common Core for your kids but not his own. @JohnKingatED @tfarley1969 @LIOptOut

[Susan Ohanian @susanoha]

Feds: Byrd-Bennett said ‘tuition to pay and casinos to visit’ led to kickbacks: http://t.co/jSmfG9nyoD

[Karen Lewis @KarenLewisCTU]

Why can't rich people leave schools alone unless they're making them in the image of their children's schools? https://t.co/2J2G95wJQs

[cjokay @cjokay]

Chicago Public Schools walks back inflated graduation rates, delivering blow to Emanuel http://t.co/bWDNGUclWa

[Brad Edwards @tvbrad]

SUPER SHAME: Former #CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett Indicted On Corruption Charges @cbschicago http://t.co/XGMeGl0t1H

[Brad Edwards @tvbrad]

Chicago: So, Rahm's school closing assassin stole from the very kids she was charged w/protecting. @cbschicago #FYI

[LivinginDialogue @LivingnDialogue]

"The Prize" Uncovers Venture Philanthropy At Work in Newark - via @LivingnDialogue http://t.co/nXFFSqK87N

[Blunt Educator @BluntEducator]

There was a student at your school today who didn't interact with anyone. Find that student tomorrow, build a connection, and change a life.

[New Dream @newdream]

"Every year, clever new ways of wasting stuff are devised." Happy Friday? http://t.co/zP6ZrGvfnl

[Reuters Business @ReutersBiz]

Big U.S. firms hold $2.1 trillion overseas to avoid taxes: study: http://t.co/omBg2ohzQi

[Richard Lakin @JohnandDon]

Are You the ONE #Filmmaker who could bring "John's & Don's Story" to the screen? https://t.co/11mYMasJWc #RoadMovie #BuddyMovie #Paraplegic

[leonie haimson @leoniehaimson]

#IsupportJohnKing b/c he was so easily impressed by that fraudulent con artist who knows nothing about teaching or kids, David Coleman

[Bruce D. Baker @SchlFinance101]

John King - the guy who insisted biased measures override human judgment: https://t.co/l2lzt3NyX8 #ISupportJohnKing

[Richard Lakin @JohnandDon]

John & Don, now age 58, feel that if their story helps even one person, they want it to be told.
#Disability
#Paraplegic
#BuddyMovie

[NY BATs @NYBATs]

CAPITAL SHILL: @usnews regularly featuring op-eds by former aides to @arneduncan without allowing public rebuttal #edchat @BadassTeachersA

[Terry Kalb 🔥 @teka21bat]

Eva Rallies in My Backyard http://t.co/FRDeqGDYd4 via @dianeravitch Charters steal from neediest kids in pub ed- kids w disabilities, ELLs