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Richard Lakin

@Thanks2Teachers

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
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Joined July 2009
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I just voted for Rochelle Ripley for #CNNHeroes 2015 Hero of the Year at CNNHeroes.com shr-me.com/share.aspx?promot…
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AFT New Jersey@AFTNJ9 Oct 2015
RT @AFTunion: Test scores, but at what price? @jamaalabowman looks at what Success Academy’s “success” costs kids. nydailynews.com/opinion/jama…
Teach the whole child: Where Success Academy schools get education wrong

Teach the whole child: Where Success Academy schools get education wrong

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 kids,” she told me, “and...

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Mark Naison@McFiredogg8 Oct 2015
The Harsh Truth About What Is Happening to Teachers Students and Schools withabrooklynaccent.blogspot…
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Denver: Reformers Fail But Put Lipstick on the Pig dianeravitch.net/2015/10/09/…
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Timmy Mac@TimMacdowall8 Oct 2015
#ISupportJohnKing because he trusts Common Core for your kids but not his own. @JohnKingatED @tfarley1969 @LIOptOut
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Susan Ohanian@susanoha9 Oct 2015
Feds: Byrd-Bennett said ‘tuition to pay and casinos to visit’ led to kickbacks: chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/…
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Karen Lewis@KarenLewisCTU15 Sep 2015
Why can't rich people leave schools alone unless they're making them in the image of their children's schools? xitter.cf/jasoncblee/status/6432…
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cjokay@cjokay4 Oct 2015
Chicago Public Schools walks back inflated graduation rates, delivering blow to Emanuel fw.to/EWmbl2N
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Brad Edwards@tvbrad8 Oct 2015
SUPER SHAME: Former #CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett Indicted On Corruption Charges @cbschicago cbsloc.al/1FUXSlA
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Brad Edwards@tvbrad8 Oct 2015
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 tinyurl.com/o6hg97q
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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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New Dream@newdream2 Oct 2015
"Every year, clever new ways of wasting stuff are devised." Happy Friday? monbiot.com/2015/09/29/inhos… – at Oakland, CA
Inhospitable Planet

Inhospitable Planet

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: reut.rs/1QWaQjb
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Richard Lakin@JohnandDon17 Jul 2014
Are You the ONE #Filmmaker who could bring "John's & Don's Story" to the screen? facebook.com/pages/Johns-Don… #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 – at Manhattan, NY
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John King - the guy who insisted biased measures override human judgment: schoolfinance101.wordpress.c… #ISupportJohnKing
It’s good to be King: More Misguided Rhetoric on the NY State Eval System

It’s good to be King: More Misguided Rhetoric on the NY State Eval System

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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Richard Lakin@JohnandDon8 Oct 2015
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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NY BATs@NYBATs8 Oct 2015
CAPITAL SHILL: @usnews regularly featuring op-eds by former aides to @arneduncan without allowing public rebuttal #edchat @BadassTeachersA
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Terry Kalb 🔥@teka21bat7 Oct 2015
Eva Rallies in My Backyard wp.me/p2odLa-bkz via @dianeravitch Charters steal from neediest kids in pub ed- kids w disabilities, ELLs
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