tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:21:01 +0000Teach for Americacharter schoolsTFACorporate Education ReformsMinneapolis Public SchoolsPEJAMprivatizationMinnCANNorth High SchoolDaniel SellersPublic Education Justice Alliance of MinnesotaCharter School PartnersChicago Teachers UnionMinneapolisRobert Panning-Millerschool boardschool reformArne DuncanGlen FordKramerUniversity of Minnesotaneo-liberalneoliberalschool closuresDean Jean QuamDiane RavitchEli KramerEmpowering Educators for EquityJosh ReimnitzMatthew KramerMcKinseyMinnesota Guild of Public Charter SchoolsPam Costainfocused instructionprotestAFTBeth HawkinsChartersChris StewartCityviewCollege of Education and Human DevelopmentCommon Core State StandardsCrystal BrakkeGovernor DaytonHiawatha Leadership AcademyKatie Barrett KramerMN2020Michael BrunsonMinnPostMinnesotaMinnesota Board of TeachingMinnesota School of ScienceMyron OrfieldOffice of New SchoolsPia Payne-ShannonSegregationSuperintendent JohnsonWeingartenastroturfdesegregationhigh schoolskfai radio Lydia Howell Catalystschool districtstandardized tests50CANALECAPAYPAchieve MinneapolisAdelante PrepAdvance PlacementAlfie KohnAmerican Legislative Exchange CouncilBlack StudiesBrad BlueBrian SweeneyBrown v BoardCatalystCharter Schools Development CorporationCitizen StewardColemanCollege BoardCommon CoreConnCANCorey BookerCorporateDCDTOEDavid ColemanDavid KirpDavis GuggenheimDennis Van RoekelDistrict - Charter Collaborative CompactDon SamuelsDon't Tread on EducatorsDrinking LiberallyE3MNE4EEducators 4 ExcellenceFrancesco PortelosGatesGeneral CollegeHamline UniversityHousingJames KindleJeff NygaardJessica Cordova KramerJoel KramerJon BacalJonathan KozolKFAIKaren LewisKerry MuseKirpLake Country SchoolLouis SundinLydia HowellLynn NordgrenMAPMCAMN Chamber of CommerceMadaline EdisonMark DaytonMeasure of Academic AchievementMel ReevesMerit PayMichael CiresiMinneapolis Chamber of CommerceMinneapolis Federation of TeachersMinneapolis School BoardMinnesota LegislatureNCLBNCTQNegotiationsNick ColemanNorth CarolinaNorthrup-GrummenOrfieldPasi SahlbergPrivatizePublic schoolsR.T. RybakRace to the TopRachel SmithRandi WeingartenReimnitzRepresentative GarofaloRob Panning-MillerRocketship EducationSATSave North High CoalitionSenioritySpokesman-RecorderStar TribuneSteve TimmerTeacher of the YearTenureTom RademacherTwin CitiesVenture AcademyWaiting for SupermanWalmartcandidatescivil rightsdefense contractordeformerseconomiceducationelectionshigher educationhistoryindustrialmilitarization of educationmilitary-industrial complexoccupationracialradical historyrallyreformsocial justicespecial educationstudentsteacherteacher bashingteacher evaluationtestunion bashinghttp://pejamn.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (RobPM)Blogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-5060573299229001801Fri, 28 Aug 2015 01:37:00 +00002015-08-27T21:12:26.955-05:00Corporate Education ReformsPrivatizeTeach for AmericaTeacher of the YearTom Rademacher <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝";http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-have-enemies-pick-side.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-4321906123561710044Sat, 07 Feb 2015 04:59:00 +00002015-02-07T11:32:21.274-06:00Brad Bluecharter schoolsLouis SundinLynn NordgrenMinneapolis Federation of TeachersMinnesota Guild of Public Charter Schools Union Leaders Have Joined the Privatizers Two years ago I wrote about the Minnesota Guild of Public Charter Schools, an organization created four years ago to sponsor charter schools.&nbsp; The Guild was created by Lynn Nordgren, the current president of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT), and Louis Sundin, a former president of MFT and its current lobbyist.&nbsp; The funding for http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2015/02/frankenguild-part-2-sellout-continues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-1592120748272017273Sat, 17 May 2014 14:04:00 +00002014-05-17T09:04:17.250-05:00Brown v BoarddesegregationGlen FordMyron OrfieldNorth High SchoolPia Payne-ShannonPublic schoolsSegregationJoin PEJAM and REACH (Rank-and-file Educators Advocating for Change) for a panel discussion on the legacy of the Brown v Board Supreme Court decision. http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2014/05/still-separate-still-unequal-brown-v.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-2576452260962467308Mon, 24 Feb 2014 05:24:00 +00002014-02-26T17:08:32.102-06:00Alfie KohnBeth HawkinsCharter School PartnersEli KramerHiawatha Leadership AcademyJessica Cordova KramerJoel KramerJonathan KozolKatie Barrett KramerKramerLake Country SchoolMatthew Kramer <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2014/02/corporate-reformers-architects-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-3677919134338106969Wed, 22 Jan 2014 04:35:00 +00002014-01-21T22:35:22.618-06:00 Standardized - Lies, Money, &amp; Civil Rights: How Testing is Ruining Public Education Monday, February 10th at 6:30 p.m.,&nbsp; PEJAM is presenting a special screening of the documentary "Standardized." The screening will be immediately followed by a panel and audience discussion.&nbsp;&nbsp; This will be held at South Senior High School in Minneapolis. View the trailer here: &http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2014/01/standardized-lies-money-civil-rights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-2898052151566502766Tue, 29 Oct 2013 22:47:00 +00002013-10-29T17:50:50.060-05:00Adelante PrepEli KramerKramerPam CostainRob Panning-MillerRobert Panning-Miller On October 17th PEJAM co-hosted an education forum with Drinking Liberally - Minneapolis. Here are 10 minutes of Rob Panning-Miller highlighting some of the damage done to public education by the corporate education reformers in Minnesota. He shared the stage with two other PEJAM colleagues, Pia Payne-Shannon and Sarah Lahm. Their speeches can also be found on the LeftMN website. Click http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/10/rob-panning-miller-at-drinking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-3746753440793572092Wed, 23 Oct 2013 03:04:00 +00002013-10-22T22:04:36.330-05:00Corporate Education ReformsDrinking LiberallyPEJAMPia Payne-ShannonPublic Education Justice Alliance of MinnesotaSteve TimmerTeach for AmericaTFALast Thursday, October 17, 2013, PEJAM co-hosted a forum with Drinking Liberally - Minneapolis featuring two teachers and a parent, discussing public education and the struggle against the corporate reformers.&nbsp; Steve Timmer, the host of Drinking Liberally, posted the following video of Pia Payne-Shannon, a member of PEJAM and a teacher at Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary in North Minneapolis.http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/10/we-dont-need-missionaries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-5397467676747750502Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:20:00 +00002013-10-18T17:42:48.706-05:00CatalystCorporate Education ReformsJeff NygaardKFAILydia HowellPEJAMPublic Education Justice Alliance of Minnesota I had another opportunity this morning to be part of KFAI's Catalyst program with host Lydia Howell.&nbsp; On the show, Jeff Nygaard, a local media analyst, and I discussed public education in relation to the media.&nbsp; While the conversation covered a number of related topics, I think a key point was raised for education activists.&nbsp; In our day-to-day struggles against charter schools,http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/10/media-public-education-and-us-democracy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-3844603132528383697Sun, 01 Sep 2013 02:46:00 +00002014-02-24T15:32:19.794-06:00Chris StewartCitizen Steward &nbsp;<!-- /* 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:http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/08/citizen-stewart-saysnonsense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-360844148931914246Thu, 15 Aug 2013 06:01:00 +00002014-03-16T14:29:32.676-05:00Beth HawkinsDiane RavitchE3MNE4EEducators 4 ExcellenceEmpowering Educators for EquityJames KindleKramerMadaline EdisonMerit PayMichael CiresiMinnCANMinnPostSeniorityTenureTFA The neoliberals, corporate foundations, billionaires, and others looking to privatize our public schools work hard to sell their actions as that of local grassroots organizations whose only concerns are for the children, especially poor, urban, and minority children.&nbsp; These astroturf groups have worked their way into every state, including Minnesota.&nbsp; We have the well-financed MinnCAN http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/08/e4e-sheep-clothing-for-corporate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-8050398459307959524Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:02:00 +00002014-02-24T15:33:47.721-06:00College of Education and Human DevelopmentDean Jean QuamTeach for AmericaTFAUniversity of MinnesotaI originally posted the following comment on MN2020's Tuesday Talk.&nbsp; The topic was TFA "It seems to me there are two main reasons to join TFA. One is as a resume builder. There are some variations to this line of thinking such as using it as a backup to finding permanent employment, but there are clearly a large number of TFA corp members who don’t want to be career teachers, and http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/08/strong-and-sustainable-teacher.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-7992059328329362859Fri, 02 Aug 2013 18:41:00 +00002013-08-02T13:41:08.513-05:00Daniel SellersDean Jean QuamEli Kramerkfai radio Lydia Howell CatalystMatthew KramerMinnesota Board of TeachingRachel SmithTeach for AmericaTFAUniversity of Minnesota The U of MN is considering a partnership with TEACH FOR AMERICA---and a coalition of graduate students, K-12 teachers and education professors OPPOSE this idea. Hear from Rob Panning-Miller, history teacher at South High/former head of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, co-founder of PEJAM (Progressive Education Justice Alliance of Minnesota) and U of MN graduate student in thehttp://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/08/exposing-agenda-of-tfa-in-minnesota-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-1660181777706334714Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:53:00 +00002013-07-25T16:07:30.171-05:00ALECAmerican Legislative Exchange CouncilNorth Carolinaprivatization <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/07/pejam-stands-with-north-carolina.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-8398345959653006888Fri, 21 Jun 2013 01:10:00 +00002013-07-11T11:06:27.050-05:00Brian SweeneyCharter School PartnersCrystal BrakkeDaniel SellersDon SamuelsGovernor DaytonMinnCANMinnesota Board of TeachingNCTQTeach for AmericaTFA <!-- /* 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/2013/06/teach-for-america-what-do-you-mean-were.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-2739908613992739072Thu, 30 May 2013 03:34:00 +00002013-05-29T23:37:49.207-05:00College of Education and Human DevelopmentCorporate Education ReformsDean Jean QuamGovernor DaytonHamline Universityneo-liberalPEJAMTeach for AmericaUniversity of Minnesota University of Minnesota, Do NOT Partner with Teach for America On the surface, Teach for America is one of the greatest ironies of the neo-liberal education reform movement.&nbsp; These so-called reformers yell and scream about the poor state of teaching in our public schools, and their greatest solution is to put the most inadequately trained, and inexperienced 22 year-olds in front of the http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/05/colleges-of-education-fail-when-they.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-5800480790440452322Wed, 15 May 2013 20:33:00 +00002013-05-15T22:54:27.735-05:00astroturfcharter schoolsCorporate Education Reformsfocused instructionMinneapolis Public SchoolsTeach for AmericaTFA <!-- /* 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 +00002013-04-30T22:47:31.847-05:00Daniel SellersMinnCANMN2020Teach for AmericaTFAAs 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.&nbsp; TFA is trying to expand its presence in Minnesota and wants tax money to do it.&nbsp; This, despite the facts that public schools have been underfunded for years, and we have 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 +00002013-04-14T21:53:29.502-05:00ChartersCrystal BrakkeMinnCANMinneapolis Public SchoolsMinnesota Legislatureneo-liberalOffice of New SchoolsprivatizationTeach for AmericaTFA 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.&nbsp;&nbsp; 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) 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 +00002013-04-05T15:20:12.957-05:00charter schoolsCorporate Education ReformsDon't Tread on EducatorsDTOEFrancesco PortelosMinneapolisMinnesotaPEJAMRobert Panning-MillerDTOE Talk Episode 7 (04.05.13) – Robert Panning-Miller, Minneapolis Teacher, Former MFT President, and Co-Founder of the Public Education Justice Alliance of &nbsp;Minnesota (PEJAM) I had a chance to talk with Francesco Portelos on his on-line talk show, Don't Tread on Educators.&nbsp; We discussed many of the various corporate reforms affecting Minneapolis and Minnesota in general, including 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 +00002013-03-28T11:10:50.413-05:00AFTCharter School Partnerscharter schoolsChicago Teachers UnionChris StewartDaniel SellersDennis Van RoekelKatie Barrett KramerMinnCANMinnesota Guild of Public Charter SchoolsWeingarten FrankenGuild...&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; This effort was financed by two Innovation Grants from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).&nbsp; The Innovation Grants were funded in part http://pejamn.blogspot.com/2013/03/frankenguildits-alive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (RobPM)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-4798555141638842766Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:36:00 +00002013-03-26T21:07:00.127-05:0050CANCharter School Partnerscharter schoolsCorporate Education ReformsMatthew KramerMinnesotaMN2020TFAOver 20 years ago, Minnesota created the first charter school law in the nation, and now the chickens are coming home to roost.&nbsp; Minnesota, especially Minneapolis and St. Paul, are the targets of corporate reforms from across the nation and our own home-grown privatizers.&nbsp; They are looking to enrich themselves and are destroying our system of public schools in the process. Valerie 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 CorporationDistrict - Charter Collaborative CompactHiawatha Leadership AcademyMinneapolis Public SchoolsMinnesota School of ScienceOffice of New SchoolsFor over a decade, school boards across the country have been closing public schools and replacing them with privately managed charter schools.&nbsp; 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 Minneapolishttp://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 +00002013-03-02T10:24:40.351-06:00charter schoolsMinneapolis Public SchoolsMinneapolis School Boardprivatizationschool reform <!-- /* 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)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699304362021033639.post-7258423781682888346Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:01:00 +00002013-02-17T08:20:33.278-06:00Josh ReimnitzMAPMeasure of Academic AchievementMinneapolis Public SchoolsNegotiationsPam CostainPEJAMR.T. Rybakschool boardstandardized testsTeach for AmericaTFA Last Tuesday, February 12th, the Public Education Justice Alliance of Minnesota (PEJAM) continued its campaign to end high-stakes standardized testing.&nbsp; 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).&nbsp; Our efforts were strengthened by the District's decision to start 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 +00002013-02-13T23:19:38.221-06:00Achieve Minneapolischarter schoolsDaniel SellersJon BacalJosh ReimnitzKerry MuseMinnCANMinneapolis Chamber of CommercePam CostainTeach for AmericaVenture Academy <!-- /* 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)0