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 @AFTNJ: RT @AFTunion: Test scores, but at what price? @jamaalabowman looks at what Success Academy’s “success” costs kids. http://t.co/m….
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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RT @McFiredogg: The Harsh Truth About What Is Happening to Teachers Students and Schools http://t.co/bA46NE8x1k.
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RT @TimMacdowall: #ISupportJohnKing because he trusts Common Core for your kids but not his own. @JohnKingatED @tfarley1969 @LIOptOut http:….
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RT @susanoha: Feds: Byrd-Bennett said ‘tuition to pay and casinos to visit’ led to kickbacks: http://t.co/jSmfG9nyoD.
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RT @KarenLewisCTU: Why can't rich people leave schools alone unless they're making them in the image of their children's schools? https://….
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RT @cjokay: Chicago Public Schools walks back inflated graduation rates, delivering blow to Emanuel http://t.co/bWDNGUclWa.
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RT @tvbrad: SUPER SHAME: Former #CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett Indicted On Corruption Charges @cbschicago
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RT @tvbrad: Chicago: So, Rahm's school closing assassin stole from the very kids she was charged w/protecting. @cbschicago #FYI
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RT @LivingnDialogue: "The Prize" Uncovers Venture Philanthropy At Work in Newark - via @LivingnDialogue
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RT @BluntEducator: There was a student at your school today who didn't interact with anyone. Find that student tomorrow, build a connection….
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RT @newdream: "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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RT @ReutersBiz: Big U.S. firms hold $2.1 trillion overseas to avoid taxes: study: http://t.co/omBg2ohzQi
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RT @JohnandDon: Are You the ONE #Filmmaker who could bring "John's & Don's Story" to the screen? #RoadMovie #BuddyM….
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RT @leoniehaimson: #IsupportJohnKing b/c he was so easily impressed by that fraudulent con artist who knows nothing about teaching or kids,….
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RT @SchlFinance101: John King - the guy who insisted biased measures override human judgment: #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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RT @JohnandDon: John & Don, now age 58, feel that if their story helps even one person, they want it to be told. #Disability.#Paraplegic.#B….
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RT @NYBATs: CAPITAL SHILL: @usnews regularly featuring op-eds by former aides to @arneduncan without allowing public rebuttal #edchat @Bada….
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RT @teka21bat: Eva Rallies in My Backyard http://t.co/FRDeqGDYd4 via @dianeravitch Charters steal from neediest kids in pub ed- kids w disa….
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