OurDenverOurSchools

Making Denver Schools Better for ALL STUDENTS

[OurDenverOurSchools @odosDenver]

ODOS is back!
The push to close Denver schools by the board is creating anxiety and concern among families and citizens. Why is this happening? @FLBaloney @uncharteredco @DenverTeachers @NPEaction @electrobrogers @DianeRavitch @TrusteeFord @4publicedva
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[Tyler Kingkade @tylerkingkade]

NEW: Have you heard of i-Ready?

It's in a THIRD of school districts.

The company behind it makes $800m/yr revenue.

Kids are often required to use it for 90 min/week, or more, and they hate it.

It doesn't count toward grades.

Teachers can't see a student's answers.

Schools are paying millions for it hoping to improve their state test scores, but critics say there's no proof it works.

My latest @NBCNews story digs into the controversy around one of the most commonly-used software products in education today

[leonie haimson @leoniehaimson]

Of course this was inevitable. Will it fall flat on its face like every Gates-funded education initiative in the last 20+ years? @Anthropic and @GatesFoundation to form $200M partnership to fund (among other things) expanded AI use in schools https://t.co/5OZxD7Ydsg

[David Labaree @DLabaree]

The NAEP proficiency myth
NAEP proficient is not synonymous with grade level.  NAEP officials urge that proficient not be interpreted as reflecting grade level work.  It is a standard set much higher than that.  Scholarly panels have reviewed the NAEP achievement standards and found them flawed.  The highest scoring nations of the world would appear to be mediocre or poor performers if judged by the NAEP proficient standard.  Even large numbers of U.S. calculus students fall short.

As states consider building benchmarks for student performance into accountability systems, they should not use NAEP proficient—or any standard aligned with NAEP proficient—as a benchmark.  It is an unreasonable expectation, one that ill serves America’s students, parents, and teachers–and the effort to improve America’s schools.
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[Paul Thomas @plthomasEdD]

If children not reading at grade level by grade 3 is a crisis, why aren’t children born into and still living in poverty by grade 3 also a crisis worthy of new policy?

[Lauren Rocco Dougherty @laurenrocco]

My former high school principal, Dr. Pat Huff @pat_huff

[Mike DeGuire, Ph. D. @deguire_mike]

Michael Bennet's benefactor, Michael Bloomberg, gives $1.5 million to a pro-charter school group.
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[Mike DeGuire, Ph. D. @deguire_mike]

Who is funding the negative ads vs Weiser in the Colorado Dem primary for Governor? Billionaires from outside of Colorado! @DeepNotShallow @pop_lynne @lynnsdavenport @COTimesRecorder @KyleClark @ColoradoSun
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[OurDenverOurSchools @odosDenver]

Colorado''s Democratic primary for Governor: "Money is becoming a big factor in this campaign. Bennet has a distinct advantage thus far, primarily due to one group of funders: billionaires." https://t.co/0vROLXkT8n

[Advocates for Public Education Policy @Advocates4PEP]

"Governor Polis opted Colorado into this voucher program, and the state is ultimately responsible for this program even though they will have no control over it."
Next year, a new Governor can out out of this federal voucher scheme. @DianeRavitch
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[Our Schools Our Democracy @OSODTexas]

Can't wait to join public school advocates in Conroe this September at the annual conference hosted by our friends at Network for Public Education!

Registration is open now: https://t.co/9hHq0bK5aV

[Advocates for Public Education Policy @Advocates4PEP]

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[OurDenverOurSchools @odosDenver]

Colorado''s Democratic primary for Governor: "Money is becoming a big factor in this campaign. Bennet has a distinct advantage thus far, primarily due to one group of funders: billionaires." https://t.co/0vROLXkT8n

[Advocates for Public Education Policy @Advocates4PEP]

Who is in this group backed by billionaires? Mike Johnston and Michael Bennet, who is also funded by the same billionaires Steve Mandel and Tench Coxe. @DeepNotShallow @LisaforDenver @pop_lynne @MikeJoh14725926 @OSODTexas @LeverNews @pweiser @COWorkingFam @4publicedva @PNS_News

[Thomas Ultican @tultican]

Colorado Parents and Educators Want an End to High-stakes Testing - It has a more than 2 decades record of failure. https://t.co/bUZp2cQpR3 via @dianeravitch #EducationMatters

[Mike DeGuire, Ph. D. @deguire_mike]

These eight billionaires gave Bennet's super PAC, Rocky Mountain Way, nearly $3 million: Marc Heising, Tench Coxe, Eric Mindich, Edythe Broad, Steve Mandel, Robert Fanch, Deborah Simon, and Michael Bloomberg.
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[Accountabaloney @FLBaloney]

Disappointed but not surprised.., “The #Florida Legislature’s proposed budget does not address the state Auditor General’s primary recommendations to fix the $4.5 billion school voucher program.” https://t.co/sVxDI6OMfr

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Tech vendors want students learning from screens, not teachers.

But the industry’s previously smooth glide into America’s schools is hitting a roadblock: a growing movement led by alarmed parents to kick junk tech out of the classroom. https://t.co/wK1GGtbAL4

[leonie haimson @leoniehaimson]

Bloomberg poured $1.5M last week into a new super pac poised to back candidates who support pro-charter school policies in Albany. In March he gave $1.8M to a different pro-charter independent expenditure committee. Yup billionaires love charter schools. https://t.co/fw1vOMIj0s

[Glenn Tunes @glenn_tunes]

HELL YES ✊✊✊✊✊

[FreeStateColorado @FreeStateColor1]

Did you know that the PAC supporting Michael Bennet for Governor received $2.5 Million from New York Billionaire Michael Bloomberg...

And that over $1 Million that went into the PAC is from a "dark money" non-profit that doesn't disclose it's donors?