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Working within Common Core to introduce social justice and sustainability into the Ypsilanti public school curriculum

By Mark | December 28, 2014

The Ypsilanti-based nonprofit Creative Change, which works with schools and universities around the country to develop sustainability and social justice curricula, just recently completed a project inside the Ypsi Public School system. As I was curious as to how things went, I reached out to Susan Santone, the founder of Creative Change, and asked if […]

Posted in Education, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged accusations of socialism, Common Core, conspiracy theory, Creative Change, curriculum, dismantling of public education, EAA, education reform, Educational Achievement Authority, excessive testing, income inequality, no child left behind, poverty, public education, racism, segregation, social justice, Susan Santone, Sustainability, teaching to the test, the threat of Socialism, threats to public education, United Nations, YCS, Ypsilanti Community Schools | 27 Comments

The time to revolt draws near, my friends….

By Mark | July 10, 2011

On Friday, it was announced that the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to support a $649 billion defense spending bill. According to the Associated Press, this represents a $17 billion increase over last year’s appropriation. This, as the AP article points out, is particularly noteworthy, given that drastic government cuts are being demanded elsewhere. […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2012 federal budget, Bill Maher, budget, budget cuts, budget deficit, Bush tax cuts, class warfare, compromise, debt ceiling, defense spending, entitlements, Ezra Klein, grand bargain, Joint Economic Committee, Mark Mykleby, Medicaid, Medicare, military industrial complex, military spending, Mitch McConnell, Mr. Y, Obama, Paul Revere, priorities, Robert Pear, the growing gap between rich and poor, the plight of the overtaxed rich, theology of tax cuts, unemployment, Wayne Porter | 52 Comments

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