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Michael Dunn's Blog – April 2011 Archive (5)
Homeless Woman Arrested For Sending Her 5-Year-Old To School & Embezzled By the School District
Homeless Woman Arrested For Sending Her 5-Year-Old To School & Embezzled By the School District
Tanya McDowell, who is homeless, faces 20 years in jail and a $15,000 fine for first-degree larceny,…
Added by Michael Dunn on April 28, 2011 at 9:25pm — No Comments
Teachers Veto Parent Trigger
Teachers Veto Parent Trigger
In a potential (albeit double-edged) victory for teachers, they may gain the power to nullify charter conversions resulting from California’s Parent Trigger law. The law has been in limbo, as the State Board of Education tried to resolve conflicts and ambiguities in its original wording. A final version probably won’t be completed…
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Added by Michael Dunn on April 27, 2011 at 11:07pm — 3 Comments
Accountability on Crack
Added by Michael Dunn on April 27, 2011 at 11:03pm — No Comments
The Insatiable Rich
The Insatiable Rich
Some sobering facts by Hendrik Van den Berg, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, from his article “Our Growing Income Inequality (It's NOT an Accident)”
Growing Income Gap
- Forty years ago, the…
Added by Michael Dunn on April 27, 2011 at 11:00pm — 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
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