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The Education Wars III
Random Thoughts from Random Places —
Authority: 149
Thanks to the administrations hatred of traditional public education, it is not surprising charter schools are making a big comeback despite the fact they arent any better than public schools and are often a hell of a lot worse . The "monopoly" of public schools is not what is the problem; the problem with public ...11 hours ago -
New on ASBJ.com
The Leading Source —
Authority: 126
Bill Clinton created Goals 2000. George W. Bush launched No Child Left Behind. Now, nearly one year into his first term as president, Barack Obama is embarking on perhaps the biggest expansion ever of the federal role in public schools. Led by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, the administration is asking states ...16 hours ago -
Jobs is Job #1
Sense on Cents —
Authority: 433
“Kiss me!!” “What?” That’s right, I said, “Kiss me!!” Many a businessman is familiar with the basic principle of “kiss me,” that is “Keep It Simple, Stupid .” Regrettably, Washington is not familiar with that simplest of business principles. Legislative bills that run into the thousands of ...18 hours ago -
Good News: U.S. Charter Schools Reach Milestone
Stupidica —
Authority: 176
What began as an experiment in 1992 has become 5,043 charter schools in 39 states and the District of Columbia, providing nearly 2 million American families with opportunity not available in the public school system. Jeanne Allen, president of The Center for Education Reform, said parent demand fueled the rise. "No ...1 day ago -
Children Hungry, Schools Broke: Corporate Reformers Blame School Boards and Teachers
Schools Matter —
Authority: 138
Yesterday the Washington Post had a story of increasing hunger and insecurity among school children, realities that until last fall were largely not seen because they were real for the invisible children that constitute the bottom quintile of school children who have been repeatedly thrown away for generations : ...2 days ago -
Poor schools or poor kids?
Joanne Jacobs —
Authority: 601
In Poor Schools or Poor Kids? on Education Next, Joe Williams of Democrats for Education Reform speaks for the Education Equality Project (accountability, pay reform, choice) while Pedro Noguera gives the Broader, Bolder perspective (preschool, health care, nutrition, parent training) on improving K–12 ...2 days ago -
The Education Wars
Random Thoughts from Random Places —
Authority: 149
A trio of "reformers" including Harold Ford, Jr. and Eli Broad, are waging war against public education in this column . They hate the status quo and "lifetime benefits," which translate means tenure in their lying eyes although tenure means nothing of the sort. Teachers, are you going to sit there and take it will ...3 days ago -
Save the Children—in Washington, D.C.
The Foundry —
Authority: 759
Speaking on education this past March, President Obama told Americans that he believes in only “one test when deciding what ideas to support with your precious tax dollars: It’s not whether an idea is liberal or conservative, but whether it works.” OK, great! Here’s something that works: the D.C. ...3 days ago -
The Education Wars III
Random Thoughts from Random Places —
Authority: 149
Nevada teacher unions are signing their death warrants now that they are working with the governor to try and change the law regarding teacher evaluations so the state can get that "Race to the Top" money . I wonder if these unions even understand the strings attached to Arnes "Race to the Top." Duncan is virulently ...4 days ago -
The Education Wars
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Authority: 149
My little rant on a board about inappropriate curriculum: Well, "really" high "achieving" kids were NOT taking algebra in middle school when I went This is entirely the fault of the standardistas, as Susan Ohanian calls them, and it is completely inappropriate to teach high-level math in middle school, and it is ...4 days ago -
U.S. Charter Schools Reach Milestone
ADF Alliance Alert —
Authority: 531
Citizen Link : "What began as an experiment in 1992 has become 5,043 charter schools in 39 states and the District of Columbia, providing nearly 2 million American families with opportunity not available in the public school system."5 days ago -
Catching Up With Michelle Rhee
That's Right Nate —
Authority: 422
Yes, it’s one of those Michelle Rhee articles and I’m trying to figure out where to begin as we catch up with the single most destructive force in education today. Michelle recently got engaged to former NBA star, Sacramento Mayor, and accused sexual predator Kevin Johnson. This is rather big news as there ...6 days ago -
The Education Wars II
Random Thoughts from Random Places —
Authority: 149
Another lousy administrator steps down, but not without creating a lot of damage . Ohanian comments on this: Longtime Oakland teacher Jack Gerson points out: "Two years ago, Steve Barr and his Green Dot charter schools group engineered a hostile takeover of Locke High School, a large public high school in Los ...1 week ago -
The higher education debate – where is it, and who is participating?
University Blog —
Authority: 428
I really must not take myself too seriously, so please read the next sentence with a grain of salt. But I guess I could argue, tentatively, that this blog has provided a forum of sorts for a debate on higher education, where the participants are not only the great and good (if you are reading this and believe you are ...1 week ago -
The Education Wars
Random Thoughts from Random Places —
Authority: 149
The Obama administrations "Race to the Top" bribery program, which is from the bottom of the barrel and dealt with from the bottom of the deck, is designed to completely ruin public education , once a jewel in the crown of our democracy: These blackmail tactics are already having the desired effect. A number of ...1 week ago -
Bipartisan bastards for education reform
Joanne Jacobs —
Authority: 601
We’re All Right-Wing Bastards Now , writes teacher Larry Sand of the anti-union California Teachers Empowerment Network in City Journal. Sand is responding to a speech by Bob Chanin, the outgoing general counsel of the National Education Association, who called critics of the union “conservative and right-wing ...1 week ago -
Investment advice: put your money into prisons
The League of Ordinary Gentlemen —
Authority: 680
Arizona is considering selling off its prisons as part of a larger process of balancing the budget. Even death row would be privately run . The state government predicts the move could save them $100 million dollars, which is a sizable chunk of change until you consider the budget shortfall totals over $2 ...1 week ago -
Gargantuan education grants
Flypaper —
Authority: 597
An email about Gates’ latest gargantuan investment in education appeared in my inbox today. I’ve now picked my jaw up off of the floor and thought I’d pass it along : The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that it will invest $335 million to support effective teaching as a means to ensure all ...1 week ago -
The Education Wars II
Random Thoughts from Random Places —
Authority: 149
Bill and Melinda continue with their scheme to destroy public education, something of which they know nothing about: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday a $335 million investment in teacher effectiveness, with major grants for experiments in tenure, evaluation, compensation, training and ...1 week ago -
DOEs presentation: State of the state for student achievement
Sentinel School Zone —
Authority: 439
For anyone interested, here is the DOE presentation that was slated to be given at yesterdays meeting of the Florida Organization of Instructional Leaders (or FOIL). Its chuck full of interesting information about test scores, gender gaps and college readiness....1 week ago
