School Criticism

Slavery Math Worksheet Sparks Parent Protest, District Investigation

Posted 03.11.2012

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Dozens of parents and community members rallied outside a Norcross, Ga. elementary school Tuesday, calling on the school district to fire teachers inv...

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School Under Fire For Slavery In School Worksheet

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.08.2012

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Parents of students at Beaver Ridge Elementary School in Norcross, Ga., are outraged at the school district's response to the reports of using example...

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'Leaders and Laggards' Vanishes, a Good Development

Gerald Bracey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gerald Bracey

Two and a half years ago, The U. S. Chamber of Commerce and The Center for American Progress released a report on the condition of education in the U. S. It was the typical scare tactic, the educational form of 'Death Panels.'

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Nationally, Schools Suck, Local Schools Are Fine

Gerald Bracey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gerald Bracey

The media never have anything good to say about public schools and haven't since the years before Sputnik which went up in 1957.

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