Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Strawman argument is all they have

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In the comments of Diane Ravitch's recent EdWeek Bridging Differences, "Why I Am Marching on July 30," one comment captures t...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Why Diane Ravitch Is Marching on July 30

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From Ed Week : I will be marching with the Save Our Schools coalition of teachers and parents on July 30 in Washington, D.C. I know you w...

Duncan Supports Snyder's Privatization Plan for Michigan Schools

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Dreamed up by the lawyers to the Billionaire Boys' Club, Gov. Rick Snyder's infamous Public Act 4 grants the Governor or his appoint...
Monday, June 20, 2011

Christie Continues Efforts to Kill Public Education in NJ

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HT to Stan Karp:   There's a new superintendent in town Joan Whitlow, Star Ledger, 6.18.11 State politics will affect A...

Old News Missed But Worth Noting

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When Broadie poster boy, Peter Gorman, came out with his plan in the spring for 52 new tests for Charlotte-Mecklenburg students to choke do...
Friday, June 17, 2011

NSBA Calls for Universal Relief from AYP, NCLB's IED

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As Bryant points out, public schools cannot wait for Gates stooge, Arne Duncan, to figure out a massive extortion plan to insert the BRT...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Momentum Growing for Save Our Schools Conference and March

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Please plan to join us for the SOS events in DC at the end of July -- sign up at: http://www. saveourschoolsmarch.org/ FRUSTRATED EDUCATOR...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Public Discourse about Public Discourse: Talking Education Reform

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Common among writers is the occasional (or often) distrust of the value of words against the possibility of action. William Shakespear...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

SM Welcomes Paul Thomas

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Welcome, P. L.: P. L. Thomas, Associate Professor of Education (Furman University, Greenville SC), taught high school English in rural ...

Poverty and education: New data

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The US Department of Education assumes that improving teaching is the way to improve the economy. With better teaching, we will have mor...