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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 A National Strategic Narrative, accusations of socialism, Common Core, conspiracy theory, Creative Change, curriculum, dismantling of public education, EAA, education reform, Educational Achievement Authority, 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

Looking at the Finland model for public education

By Mark | August 24, 2011

As you know, I’m not a big fan of the post-No Child Left Behind public education system we have here in America. I believe, as I’ve stated before on several occasions, that the American public school system, which was once the envy of the world, is being purposefully dismantled by wealthy individuals, and the politicians […]

Posted in Education, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged education reform, Finland, FInnish Lessons, Olli Luukkainen, Pasi Sahlberg, plutonomy, public education, tax the rich, teach to the test, the exploitation of the stupid, the growing gap between rich and poor, the plight of the overtaxed rich, threats to the middle class | 24 Comments

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