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Accountability on Crack
Added by Michael Dunn on April 27, 2011 at 11:03pm — No Comments
Toddlers, Enemies of the People! The Decimation of Preschool in America
Toddlers, Enemies of the People! The Decimation of Preschool in America
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER: www.nieer.org) has just published its annual “State of Preschool” survey, which shows that overall funding for pre-kindergarten programs…
Added by Michael Dunn on April 27, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments
NCLB is Killing Science
NCLB is Killing Science
Valerie Strauss just posted “Why NAEP science scores were so low,” which points out what should be obvious: we’ve gutted content and good teaching…
Added by Michael Dunn on February 27, 2011 at 6:33pm — 1 Comment
The “College and Career Ready” Farce Schools around the country are tossing out the old “College for All” slogan and replacing it with the popular Obama-school cliché, “College and Career Ready.” …
The “College and Career Ready” Farce
Schools around the country are tossing out the old “College for All” slogan and replacing it with the popular Obama-school cliché, “College and Career Ready.”
However, when you get right down to it, “College and Career Ready” is really…
ContinueAdded by Michael Dunn on January 22, 2011 at 12:16am — No Comments
Christie Approves 23 New Charter Schools
Christie Approves 23 New Charter Schools
Making good on promises to privatize Jersey schools, Governor Chris Christie announced Tuesday the approval of 23 new charter schools, including ones that are single-sex and that emphasize online learning. This would bring the total number of charter schools in New Jersey to 97 (and help him in his quest to…
ContinueAdded by Michael Dunn on January 19, 2011 at 11:30pm — No Comments
Why Can't a Boy Be More Like a Girl?
Why Can't a Boy Be More Like a Girl?
My first reaction upon seeing the title, “Why Can't a Boy Be More Like a Girl?” was, “Why would we want boys to be more like girls? Boys are perfectly fine the way they…
ContinueAdded by Michael Dunn on January 17, 2011 at 7:22pm — 1 Comment
Teachers Strike Over Job Cuts
Teachers Strike Over Job Cuts
In England, teachers have gone on strike at Rawmarsh Community School in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, over proposed job cuts. The school plans to cut 34 staff, including up to 20 teachers, in order to reduce a £1.3 million…
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Class Sizes of 62--Detroit to Close 70 More Schools
Class Sizes of 62--Detroit to Close 70 More Schools
Detroit’s financial manager, Robert Bobb, wants to close 70 more schools to help close the city’s $327 million budget deficit. Bobb said that the school closings will increase high school…
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Added by Michael Dunn on January 14, 2011 at 4:40pm — No Comments
Brown Pays Back CTA With Felon & Lobbyist
Brown Pays Back CTA With Felon & Lobbyist
Jerry Brown has already made several new appointments to the California Board of Education, including the re-appointment of Michael Kirst…
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Added by Michael Dunn on January 8, 2011 at 5:32pm — No Comments
Latest Blog Posts
- Accountability on Crack
- Toddlers, Enemies of the People! The Decimation of Preschool in America
- NCLB is Killing Science
- The “College and Career Ready” Farce Schools around the country are tossing out the old “College for All” slogan and replacing it with the popular Obama-school cliché, “College and Career Ready.” …
- Christie Approves 23 New Charter Schools
- Why Can't a Boy Be More Like a Girl?
- Teachers Strike Over Job Cuts
Most Popular Blog Posts
- Teachers Strike Over Job Cuts
- The “College and Career Ready” Farce Schools around the country are tossing out the old “College for All” slogan and replacing it with the popular Obama-school cliché, “College and Career Ready.” …
- Accountability on Crack
- NCLB is Killing Science
- Toddlers, Enemies of the People! The Decimation of Preschool in America
- Christie Approves 23 New Charter Schools
- Why Can't a Boy Be More Like a Girl?
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