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The pieces are all starting to come together. . .and the picture ain’t good
Thanks to Lefty, Dave Lefkowith, John White’s data scam is starting to take on a clearer shape. I just got another document from good ole Lefty from another new vendor called Cambium Education and Sopris Learning. It appears John White is planning to provide all of our student data to yet another inBloom-like vendor for DIBLELS data. This […]
Break out the hip waders: Rep. Seabaugh's surreptitious involvement in VAM 'fix' scheme gets deeper and deeper
May 13, 2013
Reblogged from Louisiana Voice: More information about the 14-minute telephone conversation between Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White and State Rep. Alan Seabaugh (R-Shreveport) is emerging that reveals a concerted but complicated effort by White to placate Seabaugh’s demand that evaluation scores be adjusted upward for three teachers at South Highlands Elementary School. Even as […]
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I Am Louisiana Course Choice, And I Enroll Without Parental Consent
May 13, 2013
Reblogged from deutsch29: There's money to be made in education, and I am here to get mine. I am a Louisiana Course Choice provider. Despite the initial, November 2012 state ruling of unconstitutionality regarding my receiving MFP funding for offering Course Choice, and despite the fact that Jindal and White have no other BESE-approved plan […]
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John White Explains It All. . .
May 11, 2013
I decided to have a sit down with John White and ask him a few questions that I’m sure are on everyone’s mind with all the recent scandals swirling around his DOE. Much to my surprise he agreed to my request. Here is my interview and his responses. I have a feeling many of you […]
More Evidence the Corporate Reformers Are Cracking Up
May 10, 2013
Reblogged from Diane Ravitch's blog: At a panel discussion in New York City, Bridgeport Superintendent Paul Vallas made a startling admission. He said that the efforts to develop a teacher evaluation metric was a huge mess and that no one understands it. He said: "The Bridgeport, Conn. superintendent — who has served stints in Chicago, […]
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Holy Missing Documents, Batman! DOE has no record of inBloom agreement cancellation for student data 'parking'
May 10, 2013
Reblogged from Louisiana Voice: The late comedian Brother Dave Gardner once said, “I believe if a man’s down, kick him. If he survives it, he has a chance to rise above it.” As a loyal follower of Brother Dave since the days of my long gone wasted youth of so many years ago, it is […]
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Trust me. Trust me. Trust me.
May 10, 2013
If I was John White I would be more than a little concerned right about now. I’ve gotten word that people are asking for his resignation. He’s lied so many times, to so many people, I doubt he even knows what the truth is anymore but I know he never cared. This was posted on […]
May 13, 2013
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