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The number of confirmed whooping cough cases in Grand Traverse County is now 49 as of yesterday’s county health department report. Like Pertussis, another chronic disease is spreading over the county. Acute for-profit charter schoolitis. That story is coming soon. There are two cases of measles in Grand Traverse County now as well.
For-Profit Charter School Contractor Gets What He Deserves and There’s More On The Way: The Continuing Story of Dr. Steve Ingersoll.
Wednesday , 3, December 2014 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 Leave a commentWay back in the first article ever written about Steve Ingersoll, his too good to be true vision therapy that cures ADHD and Austism, and his really bad habit of stealing Michigan tax payer money that could have been used to educate students, there was another name facing charges with him: Building contractor Roy Bradley. […]
Christmas Delayed: The Continuing Story of Dr. Steve Ingersoll
Tuesday , 2, December 2014 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 Leave a commentUPDATE: This article states Ingersoll’s new trial date is February 10, as reported in the Traverse City Record Eagle. At this time, no firm date is set for the Ingersoll Federal Trial. The Traverse City Record Eagle last Friday reported that Steve Ingersoll’s trial has been delayed a third time. The new date is February […]
M-STEP Replaces MEAP But Will Be Replaced By Something Else
Sunday , 30, November 2014 Section 16 8 CommentsThere are two reasons teachers give students tests: To find out if the students learned the content taught. To find out if the teacher was effective in teaching the content. It has nothing to do with the teacher wanting you to feel stupid or they enjoy torturing kids with tests. There’s important information there that […]
Subversive? But you were sent the link directly. Can’t argue with that logic.
Dear Michigan Department of Education: Where Is The Embezzlement Investigation On For-Profit Charter School Huckster Steve Ingersoll?
Monday , 24, November 2014 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 1 CommentMiss Fortune has a new story that asks the question, just where is the embezzlement investigation on Steve Ingersoll, Smart Schools LLC and Grand Traverse Academy? Republicans really do believe they are an entitled class of people. They dip their hands into our tax dollars like it’s their own personal piggy bank, then insist they […]
No one should ever forget that one of the leaders in the profits before kids charter school movement is Hillsdale College. Their brand of for-profit charter schools which they call, “Classical Education”, is a nice way of saying Christian conservative education that bears little relevance to what students actually need to be prepared in a […]
Whooping Cough Spreads To Other Grand Traverse County Schools
Friday , 21, November 2014 Section 16 Leave a commentKingsley Area Schools reported three confirmed cases of Pertussis in their schools, bringing the total number of cases to 34 in Grand Traverse County. Traverse City Area Public Schools currently has 15 confirmed cases of Whooping Cough spread over six school buildings. School officials have assured the community they have taken steps to prevent the […]
3,548,319 Reasons For-Profit Charter Schools In Michigan Must Be Eliminated
Monday , 17, November 2014 Dr. Ingersoll, Section 16 Leave a commentThat’s how much money Dr. Steve Ingersoll stole from Michigan taxpayers when he embezzled $3,548,319 from Grand Traverse Academy. Miss Fortune has the letter the for-profit charter school’s attorney sent to Ingersoll demanding he pay that money back immediately in June of 2013. Ingersoll was indicted for felony fraud by a federal court in April […]
The New Teacher Project Is Recruiting Teachers With Craigslist Ads In Michigan
Wednesday , 12, November 2014 Section 16 19 CommentsIf you’re like me, an unemployed school teacher with years of experience in the classroom yet can’t find a job, it probably seems odd to see an ad like this appearing anywhere in Michigan. This state lays off teachers every year thanks to Rick Snyder cutting a billion dollars from our K-12 budget while raising […]