tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post7857422534928210313..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: The Central Falls, RI Turnaround: Fire All the TeachersJames Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-40106949260630033062010-03-02T09:47:55.074-05:002010-03-02T09:47:55.074-05:00Jim,
Please take a listen to this tune. First ti...Jim, <br /><br />Please take a listen to this tune. First time is free, I think. Anyhow, it's widely available and meant to be a rallying cry.<br /><br />http://www.lala.com/#album/2306124486558111186/Awesome_Folk_Band/At_The_Core_%28feat._Linda_Boyle,_Dennis_Huston,_Tony_Green%29<br /><br />Enjoy!Dennis Hustonhttp://www.awesomefolkband.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-21132616394816040542010-02-25T19:59:08.451-05:002010-02-25T19:59:08.451-05:00Jim,
Where do we contribute money to support those...Jim,<br />Where do we contribute money to support those who are working to overturn this disgusting, wreckless action?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-20660996967787861942010-02-25T10:44:51.031-05:002010-02-25T10:44:51.031-05:00"Dr. Gallo said she had been instructed by th..."Dr. Gallo said she had been instructed by the state commissioner of education, Deborah A. Gist, to choose one of the four state reform plans, which were modeled on federal recommendations and included the school’s closing."<br /><br />Gist is, of course, another Broad-trained superintendent.<br /><br />http://newsroom.dc.gov/show.aspx/agency/seo/section/2/release/15509/year/2008/month/11<br /><br />People sit passive as NCLB continues to do its damage to schools far and wide, even though it was supposed to be reassessed and altered, or discarded altogether, two years ago.The Perimeter Primatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619173438763495716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-35373272067258075812010-02-24T17:35:05.619-05:002010-02-24T17:35:05.619-05:00U.S. Secretary of Education Lauds Central Falls La...<a href="http://www.abc6.com/news/rhodeisland/85195307.html" rel="nofollow">U.S. Secretary of Education Lauds Central Falls Layoffs</a><br /><br /><i>PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The U.S. Secretary of Education is applauding the decision by the superintendent of Central Falls to fire all the teachers at the high school because it is one of the worst performing schools in the state.<br /><br />Secretary Arne Duncan tells The Providence Journal in Wednesday's edition that students only have one chance for an education, and that when schools struggle, "we have a collective obligation to take action."</i><br /><br />shameful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com