Every small act ofresistance against large forces of oppression matters. Read what other people are doing. Choose something you can do.
Sept.28, 2009 Stephen Krashen's letter in Time Mazazine rebuts Sec. Duncan's claims about dysfunctional schools.
Sept. 20, 2009 Gerald Bracey's op ed in Sacramento Bee concludes California's exit exams deserve a failing grade.
Sept. 10, 2009 Pass on the Whole School video urging teachers to get involved.
Sept. 10, 2009 Prof. Cindy Lutenbacher writes a wonderful letter to President Obama.
Sept. 9, 2009 In their annual campaign to inform parents of their right to opt children out of the state test, CSAP, the Coalition for Better Education has raised enough money for 1 1/2 billboards. Send in a couple of dollars and help them rent that other 1/2 billboard:
Coalition for Better Education 2424 22nd Avenue
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Sept. 8, 2009 Susan Ohanian Tweets the Baca Bill, using StopNationalStandards as resource.
Sept. 8, 2009 Gerald Bracey responds to the Fresno Bee editorial.
Sept. 7, 2009 Don Perl describes what he calls "small acts of resistance":
I have placed a small table outside my office
door. On the table a passerby can see our brochures, WHY WE OPPOSE
CSAP, and in Spanish POR QUé OPINAMOS EN CONTRA DE CSAP. (After all,
we are now the School of Hispanic Studes.) Next to the brochures, each
morning, I place three of our political buttons, with the red line
through the black acronym. One by one the buttons disappear. And
little by little I see students wearing them. The students are reading
and taking the brochures too.
Sept. 7, 2009 Lynn Stoddard contacted the head of the Utah Education Association about the Baca Save Our Schools Act, which was referred to the House Education Committee on July 29, 2009. For members of this committee, go here.
September 1, 2009 From Michigan, Annie reports, "Every Sept. I write to my children's principals and teachers informing
them that my children MAY NOT be tested for DIBELS. It works!
August 29, 2009 Crossing state lines, the Coalition for Better Education contributed to the travel expenses for Lynn Stoddard's drive from Utah to the Freedom in Education conference in Fresno.
Marion also offers a PowerPoint directed at students, Hey Kid! Listen Up! This reminds us that we need student voices in this fight.
August 28, 2009 The Coalition for Better Education declared the Race to The Top initiative educational malpractice and criminal. You can leave your comments here.
August 27, 2009 Don Perl announced the Coalition for Better Education billboard campaign.
August 27, 2009 Nancy Saltzman posted a link to the Stop National Standards on my Facebook
page and got several positive comments from former parents of students and
teachers. A couple posted the link to their Facebook page.
August 27, 2009 Stephen Krashen's comment tracking number on Race to the Top is 80a14c59
August 26, 2009 Susan Ohanian's comment tracking number on Race to the Top is 80a1452f
Comments aren't available for several weeks after they've been posted.
Why? Ask Arne. The U. S. Department of Education allows comments through August 29, 2009. You can view other peoples' comments here.
August 26, 2009 In Utah, Lynn Stoddard has met with the president of the Utah Education Association, telling her of his concerns.
He reports having a good discussion. The president
agreed to carry the petition to end NCLB--with 35,000+ signatures to
NEA headquarters in Washington, D. C. when she meets with leaders there in September.
August 25, 2009 Stephen Krashen sent a letter to Language Educator (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages - ACTFL)
August 25. 2009 California teacher Joe Navarro's letter was published in the San Jose Mercury News.
August 16, 2009 Stephen Krashen and Susan Ohanian wrote this letter to <i>Newsweek. </i>
August 15, 2009
Lynn Stoddard has a guest commentary in the Ogden Standard Examiner. Stephen Krashen, Don Perl, Philip Kovacs, Yvonne Siu-Runyan, and Susan Ohanian wrote letters supporting his education vision.
August 15, 2009 First-Second Grade Teacher Peggy McCartney joined Susan Ohanian in a vigil against Common Core National Standards, Burlington, VT.
August 5, 2009 Joe Lucido wrote a letter to the New York Times.
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