The Democrats May Have Just Aligned Themselves With Test and Punish – We Are Doomed Steven Singer July 17, 2015 Almost every Democrat in the US Senate just voted to keep Test and Punish. But Republicans defeated them. I know. I feel like I just entered a parallel universe, too. But that’s what happened. Some...
The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Turning Kids into Cash Steven Singer June 11, 2015 1 Comment For too many children, public school is just a “GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL” card. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200. The institution that should be raising kids to the skies is chaining them to the...
A Lesson in Resistance – The Baltimore Uprising Comes to my Classroom Steven Singer May 3, 2015 There was anger in the air. You could almost taste it. The children filing into the classroom were mumbling to each other, gesticulating violently, pointing fingers. And out of all that jumbled noise...
This Article May Be Illegal – Lifting the Veil of Silence on Standardized Testing Steven Singer April 27, 2015 2 Comments Warning! What you are about to read may be a criminal act. I may have broken the law by putting this information out there. Edward Snowden leaked data about civilian surveillance. Chelsea...