<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post113630128327397928..comments</id><updated>2010-09-10T11:30:23.466-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Schools Matter: Rotten Apple Awards</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.schoolsmatter.info/feeds/113630128327397928/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14707730/113630128327397928/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2006/01/rotten-apple-awards.html'/><author><name>Jim Horn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571</uri><email>ontogenyx@gmail.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-113630792643768268</id><published>2006-01-03T12:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-03T12:05:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I have an additional suggestion for the list but i...</title><content type='html'>I have an additional suggestion for the list but it, at first appears to be regional. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;A PBS "documentary aired this past fall by Hendrick Smith on NCLB and featured our own resigning superintendent.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Not only are the foundations listed in support of his endeavor an insight into the formidable impartial backing, BUT school districts received personal invitations for free copies of the tape from none other than McGraw Hill (although the representatives did not make their connections obvious.)&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;The presentation reads like pure propoganda and OF COURSE the message that NCLB is the light and the way prevails.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Next stop for McGraw Hill might likely be a cereal for children..."new, fun, sugar-loaded, BREAKFAST BUBBLES, the cereal that charges your students up and prepares them for a day of testing!!!!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14707730/113630128327397928/comments/default/113630792643768268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14707730/113630128327397928/comments/default/113630792643768268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2006/01/rotten-apple-awards.html?showComment=1136307900000#c113630792643768268' title=''/><author><name>annie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11930986111268737574</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2006/01/rotten-apple-awards.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-113630128327397928' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14707730/posts/default/113630128327397928' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>