tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639Thu, 16 May 2013 03:54:27 +0000Common Corekfai radio Lydia Howell CatalystVenture AcademyOffice of New SchoolsDTOEMinnPostMinneapoliselectionsAPRocketship EducationKerry MuseAYP50CANReimnitzMcKinseyCharter School PartnersDon't Tread on EducatorsEmpowering Educators for Equitytestdeformersteachersocial justiceKramerAFTTFAKirpDiane Ravitcheconomicreformhigher educationMAPoccupationSave North High CoalitionCharter Schools Development CorporationKaren LewisWaiting for SupermanColemanRace to the TopCorporateFrancesco Portelosunion bashingcharter schoolsschool reformNorthrup-Grummencivil rightsschool boardJosh ReimnitzCorporate Education ReformsConnCANDennis Van RoekelMinneapolis Chamber of CommerceCommon Core State StandardsArne DuncanDavis GuggenheimMinneapolis School Boardschool closuresPublic Education Justice Alliance of MinnesotaGlen FordMel ReevesWalmartMinneapolis Public SchoolsHousingJon Bacalteacher bashingOrfieldPasi SahlbergrallyNegotiationsmilitarization of educationastroturfDistrict - Charter Collaborative CompacteducationneoliberalWeingartenUniversity of MinnesotaprivatizationNCLBSuperintendent Johnsonradical historystandardized testsKatie Barrett KramerMatthew KramerAdvance PlacementTwin Citiesschool districtteacher evaluationRobert Panning-MillerPam CostainMinnesota LegislatureprotestracialMN2020General CollegeCollege BoardR.T. RybakMinnesota Guild of Public Charter SchoolsTeach for AmericaDCcandidatesSegregationSATMark DaytonMeasure of Academic AchievementSpokesman-RecorderAchieve Minneapolisdefense contractorstudentsMinnesota School of ScienceMyron OrfieldMinnCANChris StewartChartersCorey Bookerneo-liberalMCAMN Chamber of CommerceChicago Teachers Unionmilitary-industrial complexDavid KirpGatesHiawatha Leadership AcademyDavid Colemanfocused instructionNick ColemanStar TribuneMichael Brunsonspecial educationCityviewRepresentative GarofaloDaniel SellersdesegregationNorth High SchoolBlack StudiesCrystal BrakkehistoryMinnesotaRandi Weingartenhigh schoolsPEJAMindustrialhttp://pejamn.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (RobPM)Blogger96125PublicEducationJusticeAllianceOfMinnesotapejamhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-5800480790440452322Wed, 15 May 2013 20:33:00 +00002013-05-15T22:54:27.735-05:00Teach for Americacharter schoolsastroturfCorporate Education ReformsMinneapolis Public SchoolsTFAfocused instruction <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Courier New"; panose-1:2 7 3 9 2 2 5 2 4 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;} @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-truth-behind-reform-speak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-2082330366308323166Wed, 01 May 2013 03:47:00 +00002013-04-30T22:47:31.847-05:00MinnCANTeach for AmericaDaniel SellersMN2020TFAAs the Minnesota legislature prepares to vote on an omnibus education bill, defenders of public education are speaking out against a part of the senate version of the bill that gives $1.5 million to Teach for America.  TFA is trying to expand its presence in Minnesota and wants tax money to do it.  This, despite the facts that public schools have been underfunded for years, and we have plenty of http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/04/dont-use-tax-dollars-for-tfa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-5297495276514860836Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:26:00 +00002013-04-14T21:53:29.502-05:00privatizationMinnCANTeach for Americaneo-liberalOffice of New SchoolsMinnesota LegislatureMinneapolis Public SchoolsTFACrystal BrakkeCharters Say NO to $1.5 Million in Public Money to TFA! Teach for America (TFA) is a tax exempt nonprofit with "reported annual operating surpluses of $35 million, $114 million and $37 million" from 2009 to 2011.   In 2010, they received a $50 Million grant from the federal Department of Education, and another $8.3 million funded under the Supporting Effective Educators Development (SEED) program.  The http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/04/tfas-transformational-public-money-grab.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-5076957409876379857Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:18:00 +00002013-04-05T15:20:12.957-05:00DTOEMinnesotacharter schoolsMinneapolisCorporate Education ReformsRobert Panning-MillerPEJAMFrancesco PortelosDon't Tread on EducatorsDTOE Talk Episode 7 (04.05.13) – Robert Panning-Miller, Minneapolis Teacher, Former MFT President, and Co-Founder of the Public Education Justice Alliance of  Minnesota (PEJAM) I had a chance to talk with Francesco Portelos on his on-line talk show, Don't Tread on Educators.  We discussed many of the various corporate reforms affecting Minneapolis and Minnesota in general, including charters, http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/04/defending-public-education-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-5862838060636245136Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:12:00 +00002013-03-28T11:10:50.413-05:00MinnCANMinnesota Guild of Public Charter SchoolsDaniel Sellerscharter schoolsCharter School PartnersKatie Barrett KramerAFTChicago Teachers UnionChris StewartDennis Van RoekelWeingarten FrankenGuild...  It's Alive! The Monster Two years ago the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) created the Minnesota Guild of Public Charter Schools and were officially approved by the state to be a sponsor of charter schools.  This effort was financed by two Innovation Grants from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).  The Innovation Grants were funded in part by the Gates http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/03/frankenguildits-alive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-4798555141638842766Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:36:00 +00002013-03-26T21:07:00.127-05:00Minnesota50CANcharter schoolsCharter School PartnersMatthew KramerCorporate Education ReformsMN2020TFAOver 20 years ago, Minnesota created the first charter school law in the nation, and now the chickens are coming home to roost.  Minnesota, especially Minneapolis and St. Paul, are the targets of corporate reforms from across the nation and our own home-grown privatizers.  They are looking to enrich themselves and are destroying our system of public schools in the process. Valerie Rittler, an http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/03/education-reform-industry-targets-twin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-3104872515944966677Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:15:00 +00002013-03-21T17:22:59.103-05:00Charter Schools Development CorporationMinnesota School of ScienceOffice of New SchoolsMinneapolis Public SchoolsHiawatha Leadership AcademyDistrict - Charter Collaborative CompactFor over a decade, school boards across the country have been closing public schools and replacing them with privately managed charter schools.  Minneapolis has closed 20 public schools between 2005 and 2011, and the district now sponsors four charter schools (each with private, unaccountable boards), There is also a plan to sponsor at least 4 more charters. North High School in Minneapolis was http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/03/new-reformer-strategy-close-schools.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-3334526007392891383Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:22:00 +00002013-03-02T10:24:40.351-06:00privatizationcharter schoolsMinneapolis Public Schoolsschool reformMinneapolis School Board <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/03/we-all-need-to-fight-for-our-public.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-7258423781682888346Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:01:00 +00002013-02-17T08:20:33.278-06:00R.T. RybakMAPstandardized testsTeach for Americaschool boardNegotiationsPam CostainMinneapolis Public SchoolsTFAJosh ReimnitzPEJAMMeasure of Academic Achievement Last Tuesday, February 12th, the Public Education Justice Alliance of Minnesota (PEJAM) continued its campaign to end high-stakes standardized testing.  For the second Minneapolis School Board meeting in a row, PEJAM teachers and parents went to call on them to "scrap the MAP" (Measure of Academic Progress test).  Our efforts were strengthened by the District's decision to start their meeting http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/02/scrap-map-and-tfa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-3430680415124275493Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:44:00 +00002013-02-13T23:19:38.221-06:00MinnCANKerry MuseJon BacalTeach for AmericaDaniel Sellerscharter schoolsMinneapolis Chamber of CommerceVenture AcademyPam CostainJosh ReimnitzAchieve Minneapolis <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Courier New"; panose-1:2 7 3 9 2 2 5 2 4 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;} @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/02/out-of-our-way-kids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-4992625180451414234Mon, 31 Dec 2012 02:50:00 +00002012-12-30T20:50:12.530-06:00Rocketship EducationindustrialTeach for AmericaCorporate Education Reformscivil rightsschool reformsocial justiceCharters I am continually amazed by the education “reformers” who are apparently unfazed by their own continual contradictions.  They argue that seniority bidding rights leave struggling students with the least experienced teachers and yet they want to fill those same schools with inexperienced and under-trained Teach for America (TFA) teachers. They claim to be the leaders of the "new" civil http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-charter-school-factories.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-9073473401587052952Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:15:00 +00002012-12-20T17:15:27.349-06:00The following blog was originally posted on December 18, 2012 by Kris L. Nielsen on his blog Middle Grades Mastery. Almost a year ago, I offered my time to the middle school at which I was employed to give a two-night presentation that promised to ease parents’ concerns about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Connected Mathematics Program (CMP).  I was given kudos by my boss, myhttp://pejamn.blogspot.com/2012/12/this-is-how-democracy-ends-apology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-2216863579672350782Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:25:00 +00002012-11-05T22:28:56.052-06:00CityviewMichael Brunsoncharter schoolsCorporate Education ReformsMinneapolis Public SchoolsRobert Panning-Millerfocused instructionPEJAMteacher evaluationThe last PEJAM Forum on October 27th started with Glen Ford of the Black Agenda Report giving an analysis of the corporate attack on our public schools, and was followed by Michael Brunson, the Recording Secretary of the Chicago Teachers Union.  Michael described the organizing efforts and strike of the Chicago teachers and their push-back against the corporate (neo-liberal) "reforms." Before http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2012/11/corporate-education-reforms-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-4792589919209147094Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:06:00 +00002012-11-05T22:11:34.995-06:00privatizationGlen Fordneo-liberalMichael BrunsonChicago Teachers Unionschool closuresPublic Education Justice Alliance of MinnesotaArne DuncanMichael Brunson, the Recording Secretary of the Chicago Teachers Union, was also a speaker at the last PEJAM Forum that included Glen Ford.  In this part of the Forum, Michael spells out what the current struggle for public education is about and what is at stake.  He also explains how teachers in Chicago organized and pushed back.  This is a model for teachers across the country. http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2012/11/lessons-from-chicago-how-rank-and-file.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-2195813431153955341Sun, 04 Nov 2012 04:53:00 +00002012-11-04T15:58:39.499-06:00privatizationGlen Fordneo-liberalcharter schoolsCorporate Education ReformsChicago Teachers UnionCorey BookerPEJAMPublic Education Justice Alliance of MinnesotaArne Duncan On Saturday, Oct 27th, Glen Ford from the Black Agenda Report discussed the corporate assault on public education and the history of the neo-liberal attack.  Here is his speech. Posted by: Rob Panning-Millerhttp://pejamn.blogspot.com/2012/11/glen-ford-corporate-assault-on-public.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-5271329765550170242Sat, 03 Nov 2012 03:17:00 +00002012-11-02T22:17:46.015-05:00Glen FordTeach for AmericaMcKinseyCharter School PartnersReimnitzChicago Teachers UnionMinneapolis Public SchoolsTFAJosh Reimnitz Last Saturday, PEJAM hosted a Forum with Glen Ford of the Black Agenda Report and Michael Brunson, the Recording Secretary of the Chicago Teachers Union.  The forum addressed the corporate assault on public education, and how the Chicago Teachers Union was able to fight back with an on-going community organizing effort and a strike.  One of the themes that came out of the forum was the growing http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2012/11/following-money.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-5517673122798534614Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:41:00 +00002012-10-22T19:41:46.059-05:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; 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panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2012/08/tfa-not-so-subtle-trojan-horse-of_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-7235773193976582346Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:03:00 +00002012-08-14T10:03:07.657-05:00Teach for AmericaMcKinseyCommon Core State StandardsCorporate Education ReformsMinneapolis Public SchoolsTFAEmpowering Educators for EquityPublic Education Justice Alliance of Minnesota <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2012/08/tfa-not-so-subtle-trojan-horse-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-6685671922533252803Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:53:00 +00002012-08-07T23:28:05.763-05:00privatizationneoliberalastroturfdeformersfocused instructionPEJAMcandidatesMinnCANTeach for Americaschool boardcharter schoolsKramerConnCANEmpowering Educators for EquityMinnPost Yesterday, the League of Women Voters in Minneapolis hosted a forum for school board candidates running in the upcoming election.  The candidate responses to very generic questions yielded no new information.  The questions in the first half were written by the League of Women Voters followed by questions from the audience.  However, audience questions were "screned" by the moderators.  There http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2012/08/astroturf-reformers-focused-on-school.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-456310006319719029Wed, 25 Jul 2012 05:23:00 +00002012-08-07T17:53:05.426-05:00Cityviewstudentscharter schoolsMinnesota School of Sciencespecial educationMinneapolis Public Schoolsschool closures <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt;http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2012/07/charter-school-rejects-special-ed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-8418500517099752570Sun, 20 May 2012 01:18:00 +00002012-05-20T15:07:18.595-05:00desegregationMyron OrfieldHousingCorporateeconomicKirpreformPEJAMDavid KirpPublic Education Justice Alliance of Minnesotacharter schoolseducationracialSegregationOrfieldThis Thursday the Public Education Justice Alliance of Minnesota's Forum featuring Myron Orfield will examine the growing number of racially and socially segregated schools in Minnesota.  As the corporate education reformers call for more free-market solutions, including charter schools, to close the achievement gap, they continue to undo one of the real reforms proven to close the achievement http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2012/05/integration-works-to-close-gap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0