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EDUCATION: TOP STORIES THIS WEEK - April 28, 2017 White Florida Principal at Majority Black School Told Staff to Put White Students in Same Class By Kali Holloway, AlterNet Principal Christine Hoffman is being transferred to a new school.  READ MORE»   Trump's Education Budget Will Undermine Teaching and Schools By Leonie Haimson, Network for Public Education Before Trump, class sizes were already growing. READ MORE»   Diane Ravitch Urges Boycott of Standardized Tests, Saying They Do Nothing for Kids But Make Testing Companies Rich By Diane Ravitch, DianeRavitch.net "Defend Your Child. Defend Learning. Opt Out."  READ MORE»   Florida Republicans Resurrect 'Parental Trigger' Bill, Creating Another Pathway to Privatize K-12 Schools By Sue Woltanski, Accountabaloney.com A thinly veiled invitation for charter school takeovers. READ MORE»   Perverse New Missouri Law Could Sentence Grade Schoolers to Four Years of Prison Time By Walter Einenkel, DailyKos The school-to-prison pipeline is now sucking up children who get into fights during class. READ MORE»   Major Weaknesses of New Orleans Charter Schools Have Been Laid Bare By Bill Quigley, AlterNet Louisiana state standards are among the lowest in the nation, and the charter school lobby is only making it worse. READ MORE»   America Is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People By Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet A new book reveals that the U.S. is becoming two distinct countries, with separate economies, politics and opportunities. READ MORE»   You are subscribed as: bsamad2007.adnan@blogger.com View this mailing as a webpage. SUPPORT ALTERNET | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | UNSUBSCRIBE © 2015 Independent Media Institutes All Rights Reserved 1881 Harmon Street, Berkeley, CA 94703

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