tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post5284766189137608594..comments2024-03-27T05:08:05.064-07:00Comments on With A Brooklyn Accent: When Coercion and Intimidation Dictate Education Policy-Democracy WithersMark Naisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00610048248462814950noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post-37389988191429873812013-10-08T04:13:07.838-07:002013-10-08T04:13:07.838-07:00Great to hear IRA. I never knew about PTA silencin...Great to hear IRA. I never knew about PTA silencing before until high stakes testing on steroids started invading public schoolsMark Naisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610048248462814950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248065179634488001.post-37263361875593051552013-10-06T08:35:28.661-07:002013-10-06T08:35:28.661-07:00Thanks for this info. PTAs can be very useful arms...Thanks for this info. PTAs can be very useful arms of govt to keep parents in line. I've experienced PTA silencing here in liberal Montclair too. Now involved in my second non-PTA parents' group trying to stop budget cuts and high-stakes testing from taking over. Big forum planned today, so far we are inching our way forward despite the PTA.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064149757321558118noreply@blogger.com