TGIF’s “Shame” on un-special, especially bad education is notice to both Michigan and New York. These States will not further erode special education for students with disabilities. New York will not get away with “out of level” testing and MI will not get away with giving school districts local control over special ed staffing (and […]

The Michigan Department of Education is proposing the following revisions to the MI Administrative Rules for Special Education. The “rules” will be released any day for public comment. Get ready to battle for MI’s children with special needs. 1. New rule giving school districts full authority to determine special ed staffing annually. This will allow

The Chicago Sun Times’ reporting and exposure of the deplorable special education rule revisions proposed by IL State Superintendent Chris Koch; along with an outpouring of SIX THOUSAND public comments from concerned teacher unions, parents and stakeholders, upheld the educational rights of students with disabilities and special learning needs. I posted relentlessly on my Special

Goofy as it sounds, I want my life to mean something. I believe that if I have a gift it is my unrelenting passion for children and unapologetic fight for a globally enviable Public Education for Every child. And while I want to be cremated in lieu of a burial when I die, I would

I respectfully refer to Diane Ravitch as the “E.F. Hutton” of Public Education. When she talks/blogs, people stop and listen. So here are exerpts of her January speech on the Common Core State Standards. I would ask that you focus on her opening statement…”It is good to have standards. I believe in standards….”and then imagine