My list of shame! We should know their names, 2016 No justice, No Votes!

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My list of shame ESSA Congress and Senate Yea votes. Yea votes equal can’t get my vote. No Justice, No Votes!

On January 8, 2002 President Bush with overwhelming bipartisan from both political parties votes to make No Child Left Behind that promised High Stakes testing in grades 3 to 8 and once in high school, would raise test scores, and have every child reading writing, and doing math at grade level.  5089 days later all children are not reading at grade level. Actually our high school students have not perform this poorly on the SAT in nearly four decades. 5089 days of pain and suffering with no results, and what did Washington DC decide to do?
On December 15, 2015?
A new president with overwhelming bipartisan from both political parties sign into law “Every Student Succeeds Act” ensuring that high stakes testing the accountability focus of their legislation. 




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Congress vote for ESSA

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Vote	Party	Representative	State
Alabama
Yea	R	Sessions, Jeff	AL
Nay	R	Shelby, Richard	AL
Alaska
Yea	R	Murkowski, Lisa	AK
Yea	R	Sullivan, Dan	AK
Arizona
Nay	R	Flake, Jeff	AZ
Yea	R	McCain, John	AZ
Arkansas
Yea	R	Boozman, John	AR
Yea	R	Cotton, Tom	AR
California
Yea	D	Boxer, Barbara	CA
Yea	D	Feinstein, Dianne	CA
Colorado
Yea	D	Bennet, Michael	CO
Yea	R	Gardner, Cory	CO
Connecticut
Yea	D	Blumenthal, Richard	CT
Yea	D	Murphy, Christopher	CT
Delaware
Yea	D	Carper, Thomas	DE
Yea	D	Coons, Chris	DE
Florida
Yea	D	Nelson, Bill	FL
No Vote	R	Rubio, Marco	FL
Georgia
Yea	R	Isakson, John	GA
Yea	R	Perdue, David	GA
Hawaii
Yea	D	Hirono, Mazie	HI
Yea	D	Schatz, Brian	HI
Idaho
Nay	R	Crapo, Michael	ID
Nay	R	Risch, James	ID
Illinois
Yea	D	Durbin, Richard	IL
Yea	R	Kirk, Mark	IL
Indiana
Yea	R	Coats, Daniel	IN
Yea	D	Donnelly, Joe	IN
Iowa
Yea	R	Ernst, Joni	IA
Yea	R	Grassley, Chuck	IA
Kansas
Nay	R	Moran, Jerry	KS
Yea	R	Roberts, Pat	KS
Kentucky
Yea	R	McConnell, Mitch	KY

Vote	Party	Representative	State
Nay	R	Paul, Rand	KY
Louisiana
Yea	R	Cassidy, Bill	LA
Nay	R	Vitter, David	LA
Maine
Yea	R	Collins, Susan	ME
Yea	I	King, Angus	ME
Maryland
Yea	D	Cardin, Benjamin	MD
Yea	D	Mikulski, Barbara	MD
Massachusetts
Yea	D	Markey, Ed	MA
Yea	D	Warren, Elizabeth	MA
Michigan
Yea	D	Peters, Gary	MI
Yea	D	Stabenow, Debbie	MI
Minnesota
Yea	D	Franken, Al	MN
Yea	D	Klobuchar, Amy	MN
Mississippi
Yea	R	Cochran, Thad	MS
Yea	R	Wicker, Roger	MS
Missouri
Nay	R	Blunt, Roy	MO
Yea	D	McCaskill, Claire	MO
Montana
Nay	R	Daines, Steve	MT
Yea	D	Tester, Jon	MT
Nebraska
Yea	R	Fischer, Deb	NE
Nay	R	Sasse, Benjamin	NE
Nevada
Yea	R	Heller, Dean	NV
Yea	D	Reid, Harry	NV
New Hampshire
Yea	R	Ayotte, Kelly	NH
Yea	D	Shaheen, Jeanne	NH
New Jersey
Yea	D	Booker, Cory	NJ
Yea	D	Menéndez, Bob	NJ
New Mexico
Yea	D	Heinrich, Martin	NM
Yea	D	Udall, Tom	NM
New York
Yea	D	Gillibrand, Kirsten	NY
Yea	D	Schumer, Chuck	NY
North Carolina
Yea	R	Burr, Richard	NC
Yea	R	Tillis, Thom	NC
North Dakota

Vote	Party	Representative	State
Yea	D	Heitkamp, Heidi	ND
Yea	R	Hoeven, John	ND
Ohio
Yea	D	Brown, Sherrod	OH
Yea	R	Portman, Rob	OH
Oklahoma
Yea	R	Inhofe, Jim	OK
Yea	R	Lankford, James	OK
Oregon
Yea	D	Merkley, Jeff	OR
Yea	D	Wyden, Ron	OR
Pennsylvania
Yea	D	Casey, Bob	PA
Yea	R	Toomey, Pat	PA
Rhode Island
Yea	D	Reed, John	RI
Yea	D	Whitehouse, Sheldon	RI
South Carolina
Yea	R	Graham, Lindsey	SC
Nay	R	Scott, Tim	SC
South Dakota
Yea	R	Rounds, Mike	SD
Yea	R	Thune, John	SD
Tennessee
Yea	R	Alexander, Lamar	TN
Yea	R	Corker, Bob	TN
Texas
Yea	R	Cornyn, John	TX
No Vote	R	Cruz, Ted	TX
Utah
Yea	R	Hatch, Orrin	UT
Nay	R	Lee, Mike	UT
Vermont
Yea	D	Leahy, Patrick	VT
No Vote	I	Sanders, Bernie	VT
Virginia
Yea	D	Kaine, Timothy	VA
Yea	D	Warner, Mark	VA
Washington
Yea	D	Cantwell, Maria	WA
Yea	D	Murray, Patty	WA
West Virginia
Yea	R	Capito, Shelley	WV
Yea	D	Manchin, Joe	WV
Wisconsin
Yea	D	Baldwin, Tammy	WI
Yea	R	Johnson, Ron	WI
Wyoming
Yea	R	Barrasso, John	WY
Yea	R	Enzi, Michael	WY

Senate vote for ESSA:
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Vote	Party	Representative	State
Alabama
Yea	R	Sessions, Jeff	AL
Nay	R	Shelby, Richard	AL
Alaska
Yea	R	Murkowski, Lisa	AK
Yea	R	Sullivan, Dan	AK
Arizona
Nay	R	Flake, Jeff	AZ
Yea	R	McCain, John	AZ
Arkansas
Yea	R	Boozman, John	AR
Yea	R	Cotton, Tom	AR
California
Yea	D	Boxer, Barbara	CA
Yea	D	Feinstein, Dianne	CA
Colorado
Yea	D	Bennet, Michael	CO
Yea	R	Gardner, Cory	CO
Connecticut
Yea	D	Blumenthal, Richard	CT
Yea	D	Murphy, Christopher	CT
Delaware
Yea	D	Carper, Thomas	DE
Yea	D	Coons, Chris	DE
Florida
Yea	D	Nelson, Bill	FL
No Vote	R	Rubio, Marco	FL
Georgia
Yea	R	Isakson, John	GA
Yea	R	Perdue, David	GA
Hawaii
Yea	D	Hirono, Mazie	HI
Yea	D	Schatz, Brian	HI
Idaho
Nay	R	Crapo, Michael	ID
Nay	R	Risch, James	ID
Illinois
Yea	D	Durbin, Richard	IL
Yea	R	Kirk, Mark	IL
Indiana
Yea	R	Coats, Daniel	IN
Yea	D	Donnelly, Joe	IN
Iowa
Yea	R	Ernst, Joni	IA
Yea	R	Grassley, Chuck	IA
Kansas
Nay	R	Moran, Jerry	KS
Yea	R	Roberts, Pat	KS
Kentucky
Yea	R	McConnell, Mitch	KY

Vote	Party	Representative	State
Nay	R	Paul, Rand	KY
Louisiana
Yea	R	Cassidy, Bill	LA
Nay	R	Vitter, David	LA
Maine
Yea	R	Collins, Susan	ME
Yea	I	King, Angus	ME
Maryland
Yea	D	Cardin, Benjamin	MD
Yea	D	Mikulski, Barbara	MD
Massachusetts
Yea	D	Markey, Ed	MA
Yea	D	Warren, Elizabeth	MA
Michigan
Yea	D	Peters, Gary	MI
Yea	D	Stabenow, Debbie	MI
Minnesota
Yea	D	Franken, Al	MN
Yea	D	Klobuchar, Amy	MN
Mississippi
Yea	R	Cochran, Thad	MS
Yea	R	Wicker, Roger	MS
Missouri
Nay	R	Blunt, Roy	MO
Yea	D	McCaskill, Claire	MO
Montana
Nay	R	Daines, Steve	MT
Yea	D	Tester, Jon	MT
Nebraska
Yea	R	Fischer, Deb	NE
Nay	R	Sasse, Benjamin	NE
Nevada
Yea	R	Heller, Dean	NV
Yea	D	Reid, Harry	NV
New Hampshire
Yea	R	Ayotte, Kelly	NH
Yea	D	Shaheen, Jeanne	NH
New Jersey
Yea	D	Booker, Cory	NJ
Yea	D	Menéndez, Bob	NJ
New Mexico
Yea	D	Heinrich, Martin	NM
Yea	D	Udall, Tom	NM
New York
Yea	D	Gillibrand, Kirsten	NY
Yea	D	Schumer, Chuck	NY
North Carolina
Yea	R	Burr, Richard	NC
Yea	R	Tillis, Thom	NC
North Dakota

Vote	Party	Representative	State
Yea	D	Heitkamp, Heidi	ND
Yea	R	Hoeven, John	ND
Ohio
Yea	D	Brown, Sherrod	OH
Yea	R	Portman, Rob	OH
Oklahoma
Yea	R	Inhofe, Jim	OK
Yea	R	Lankford, James	OK
Oregon
Yea	D	Merkley, Jeff	OR
Yea	D	Wyden, Ron	OR
Pennsylvania
Yea	D	Casey, Bob	PA
Yea	R	Toomey, Pat	PA
Rhode Island
Yea	D	Reed, John	RI
Yea	D	Whitehouse, Sheldon	RI
South Carolina
Yea	R	Graham, Lindsey	SC
Nay	R	Scott, Tim	SC
South Dakota
Yea	R	Rounds, Mike	SD
Yea	R	Thune, John	SD
Tennessee
Yea	R	Alexander, Lamar	TN
Yea	R	Corker, Bob	TN
Texas
Yea	R	Cornyn, John	TX
No Vote	R	Cruz, Ted	TX
Utah
Yea	R	Hatch, Orrin	UT
Nay	R	Lee, Mike	UT
Vermont
Yea	D	Leahy, Patrick	VT
No Vote	I	Sanders, Bernie	VT
Virginia
Yea	D	Kaine, Timothy	VA
Yea	D	Warner, Mark	VA
Washington
Yea	D	Cantwell, Maria	WA
Yea	D	Murray, Patty	WA
West Virginia
Yea	R	Capito, Shelley	WV
Yea	D	Manchin, Joe	WV
Wisconsin
Yea	D	Baldwin, Tammy	WI
Yea	R	Johnson, Ron	WI
Wyoming
Yea	R	Barrasso, John	WY
Yea	R	Enzi, Michael	WY

Switching the testing hammer from the Feds to the States continues the reign of testing pain and suffering. It doesn't change anything in my humble opinion. Come election not one Yea vote for ESSA will get my vote. I know a sell out when I see, and ESSA is a sell out of America's children, teachers, and local public schools.
Silence and apathy are not acceptable, and neither is voting party lines for elected officials who have sold out our children,
Jesse The Walking Man Turner

Just in case you stood around to the very end, and are wondering what song this Walking Man listened to on his walk today...it Bruce Springsteen's " I'm on Fire" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJQgwqojirs

Small thank you(s) make teaching worth while

Antoine de Saint-Expurery the author of "The Little Prince said: “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea”
Some people seek fame and fortune and some wander about through life. I wandered for a while myself, but I always sought some greater humanity. Teaching can open the door to that greater humanity for people. You can't leave my class without knowing the things you need to know, but you also get a healthy does of humanity. I am blessed by the presence of children and teachers who appreciate that dose of humanity. I often tell my teachers call me a captain who brings all safely to port. As I grow older I am starting to think of myself as a ship builder of sorts helping others long for immensity of that vast sea of humanity.
Education reformers have turned teaching into a series of meaningless licensure exams. Trust me on this they are doing more harm than good. They can turn potential teachers away. In Connecticut elementary teachers who become a Reading Specialist must pass 4 difficult licensure exams, plus going through rigorious tenure processes. You can't measure empathy, humanity, longing and hope on some standardized licensure exam. You have to feel it with your heart. Teaching at it's best requires a love of teaching, learning, and for those you teach.
How do you measure a teacher's humanity? I see it in the smiles of the children and teachers longing for that vast immense sea of learning. Sometimes I find it in a note or a card. I live for those notes and cards.
Humanity matters,
Jesse

If you like to know what I am listening to as I prepare for class tonight...it's Sam Cook's "Wonderful World" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF6JMotbHYM

Standing in the shadows of love with my Opt Out brothers & sisters

My thinking "Every Child Succeeds Act"
First, the very fact that they are refusing to call it by its original name the "Elementary Secondary Education Act" sends a message. Not too far off "No Child left "Behind' and Race To The Top". The message in my view the "Slogan" mentality remains the same in DC.
Second, keeping annual testing in grades 3-8 and once in high school is the main accountability focus. They are merely shifting the hammer from the Feds to states. This is not a victory for children, parents, teachers, and local public schools.
Third, Pay For Success is not a victory for special needs children, but a roadblock to services in my humble opinion.
I still stand with my Opt Out brothers and sisters in saying there is no compromising on our children, our teachers, and our public schools.
Not ready to play nice,
Jesse The Walking Man Turner

If you want to know what this Walking Man was listening to today....it's the Four Tops 'Standing In The Shadows Of Love" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhtzMwA5gJI