Richard Lakin
@Thanks2Teachers
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educator, child and teacher advocate, author of Teaching as an Act of Love AND John and Don, a short story seeking a #publisher, a #screenwriter & a #filmmaker!
Jerusalem, Israel
Joined July 2009
I just voted for Rochelle Ripley for #CNNHeroes 2015 Hero of the Year at http://t.co/sH9Cixc5y6
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RT @AFTunion: Test scores, but at what price? @jamaalabowman looks at what Success Academy’s “success” costs kids. http://t.co/mJ9WH9LNxd
nydailynews.com
During a recent conversation with a sixth grader who attends a Success Academy charter school, she referred to her learning environment as “torturous.” “They don’t let us be…
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The Harsh Truth About What Is Happening to Teachers Students and Schools http://t.co/bA46NE8x1k
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Denver: Reformers Fail But Put Lipstick on the Pig http://t.co/ts68kHMPf0
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#ISupportJohnKing because he trusts Common Core for your kids but not his own. @JohnKingatED @tfarley1969 @LIOptOut
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Feds: Byrd-Bennett said ‘tuition to pay and casinos to visit’ led to kickbacks: http://t.co/jSmfG9nyoD
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Why can't rich people leave schools alone unless they're making them in the image of their children's schools?
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Chicago Public Schools walks back inflated graduation rates, delivering blow to Emanuel http://t.co/bWDNGUclWa
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SUPER SHAME: Former #CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett Indicted On Corruption Charges @cbschicago
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Chicago: So, Rahm's school closing assassin stole from the very kids she was charged w/protecting. @cbschicago #FYI
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"The Prize" Uncovers Venture Philanthropy At Work in Newark - via @LivingnDialogue
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There was a student at your school today who didn't interact with anyone. Find that student tomorrow, build a connection, and change a life.
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"Every year, clever new ways of wasting stuff are devised." Happy Friday? http://t.co/zP6ZrGvfnl
monbiot.com
There may be water on Mars. But is there intelligent life on Earth?
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Big U.S. firms hold $2.1 trillion overseas to avoid taxes: study: http://t.co/omBg2ohzQi
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Are You the ONE #Filmmaker who could bring "John's & Don's Story" to the screen? https://t.co/11mYMasJWc
#RoadMovie #BuddyMovie #Paraplegic
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#IsupportJohnKing b/c he was so easily impressed by that fraudulent con artist who knows nothing about teaching or kids, David Coleman
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John King - the guy who insisted biased measures override human judgment: https://t.co/l2lzt3NyX8
#ISupportJohnKing
schoolfinance101.com
Very little time to write today, but I must comment on this NY Post article on the bias I’ve been discussing in the NY State teacher/principal growth percentile ratings. Sociologist Aaron Pal…
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John & Don, now age 58, feel that if their story helps even one person, they want it to be told. #Disability
#Paraplegic
#BuddyMovie
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CAPITAL SHILL: @usnews regularly featuring op-eds by former aides to @arneduncan without allowing public rebuttal #edchat @BadassTeachersA
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Eva Rallies in My Backyard http://t.co/FRDeqGDYd4 via @dianeravitch Charters steal from neediest kids in pub ed- kids w disabilities, ELLs
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