Paul Shaker
@ProfPaulShaker
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Port Moody, British Columbia
Joined August 2016
In my opinion the quality of talk on CKNW is getting worse and worse. This morning Mr Smyth is haranguing again about gas prices and urging tax relief. Any uninformed man in the street can call out for lower taxes but the question is how do you replace the revenue? @MikeSmythNews
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The ‘Public’ in Public College Could Be Endangered
nytimes.com
Since the Great Recession, states have taken drastically different approaches to funding colleges. The pandemic poses an even bigger challenge.
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How ECEs formed a union during COVID-19 https://t.co/pIryAjBvAs
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Boycott these companies. #bced These are Fox News' leading advertisers
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Charter schools and testing were supposed to save American education. Now they’ve run out of political steam. What went wrong? - The Washington Post #bced
washingtonpost.com
An autopsy of the so-called school reform movement.
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#HighGround2020: Thanks @YEM_BC and @ProfPaulShaker for bringing Sam Abrams from #ColumbiaUniversity to our #civicgovernance forum to speak about #publiceducation & privatization + the Nordic education model. #bcpoli #cdnpoli #education #trustee
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Two B.C. post-secondary schools close over COVID-19 case: https://t.co/keakAB9PQa
#bced #publichealth
vancouversun.com
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There is a lot of truth to this @pattibacchus A big huge light needs to be Shined on These facts. Parents do have a hard time with the system it is not designed in their favour
straight.com
If locally elected school boards can't or don't do the job they're elected to do, they might disappear.
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Old wine in new bottles? #bced An Old and Contested Solution to Boost Reading Scores: Phonics
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Global Financial Giants Swear Off Funding an Especially Dirty Fuel
nytimes.com
Lenders and investors, under pressure to act on climate change, have stopped funding Alberta's vast oil-sands developments, and the province is fighting back.
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Community schools work. #bced Patience Can Be Rewarded: RAND Report Demonstrates Promise of Embattled NYC Community Schools Model https://t.co/0GMMWnQfu0 via @NEPCtweet
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Creating conservatives by keeping students ignorant. #bced
nytimes.com
We analyzed some of the most popular social studies textbooks used in California and Texas. Here’s how political divides shape what students learn about the nation’s history.
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Well done. Why is the BCNDP continuing to allow the misuse of standardized tests? #bced
kelownadailycourier.ca
The controversial Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) was one of the first issues I had to deal with as the newly elected chair of the Vancouver School Board, back in 2008.
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Comment: FSAs should be scrapped: https://t.co/OPB5vohBpk via @KelownaCourier #bced #bcedchat #education #inclusion #fsa
kelownadailycourier.ca
The controversial Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) was one of the first issues I had to deal with as the newly elected chair of the Vancouver School Board, back in 2008.
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ICYMI, Saturday was World Braille Day. How does Braille show up in BC schools? #bced
Today is #WorldBrailleDay - #Braille is an important means of communication in the full realization of human rights in education, freedom of expression and opinion, and social inclusion for blind and partially sighted people. #bced #cdned
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2020 Candidates Views on the Issues: A Voter’s Guide - POLITICO #bced
politico.com
Our reporters break down the major policy proposals driving the presidential race.
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