Our good friends in Pennsylvania writing at the Yinzercation blog have developed an excellent checklist by which to judge gubernatorial candidates.
Their own Governor Tom Corbett has been a determined foe of public education, and his approval rating hovers around 20%.
Many candidates are challenging him.
Read this post to learn what friends of public education should demand from those who seek their votes.
Never forget: we are many, and those who attack free, democratic public education–doors open to all–are few.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Could this be done with subs in shifts?
Ken Mitchell, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
South Orangetown Central School District
Blauvelt, New York 10913
(845) 680-1050
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It seems like the most powerful thing we have on our side is the truth. Money and spin couldn’t save No Child Left Behind. Can even more money and more spin save the Common Core…and how it’s being applied to students and teachers?
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A superb checklist!!!
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Many of PA’s Democrat candidates support privatization and are flying under the radar.
None that I know of, except John Hanger, say they will eliminate VAM and student test scores as part of teacher evaluation, as well as the Keystones as a graduation requirement. I think VAM is missing from this list. Please consider adding it to this list, if possible. Thanks for all of the thought, effort and heart you put into this!
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