In this amusing article naming Tom Friedman "The Bard of the 1%," the real kicker is the last paragraph: It is also worth noting that Friedman implies that the Chicago school system is desperately in need of the reform that Emanuel plans to give it....
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Very possibly, your next senator from the state of Montana: This time around, Rehberg set his sights a little lower down the educational ladder. On a tour of a Montana.
It's possible that some education "reformers" really do care about improving childhood education. But many of them care about union-busting much, much more.
Given the massive attack by conservatives on teaching U.S. history (particularly with the Texas textbooks), I am very pleased to hear of Jerry Brown signing a bill ordering the teaching of gay history in California schools. Like with Texas, California controls a huge chunk of...
Dana Goldstein: I recently picked up Ross Perlin's "Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy." The book is a scathing critique of intern culture,.
Comparative lessons. It's also worth remembering that one of the things these countries don't do is fire lots of teachers based on extensive standardized testing and hope a whole bunch.
Would saying that her reputation is an utter fraud too strong? Perhaps, but I'm tempted to say it anyway. It's amazing how much you can get out of bashing teacher's unions even absent much other substance. See also here and here.
My friend Ken Sherrill sends along the following note: Only 5 states do not have collective bargaining for educators and have deemed it illegal. Those states and their ranking on.
Finished now with final exams, the giving, the grading, etc. I posted my National Security Policy final exam over at ID, along with some thoughts about the comprehensive exam process.
Is it wrong for me to feel untouched by this plight? Unless your parents are paying for it, I really see very, very little justification for pouring money into a private college for an undergraduate degree. Grad and professional school is a different story; outcomes...
Hey. HEY! The only thing that's important is that UK made the List of Top Public Schools. It doesn't matter where we are on that list. And yes, such rankings.
Shorter Tigerhawk:Above all else, the manufactured outrage over President Obama's address to schoolchildren should force us to recognize that public education is a farce, because a completely privatized system would.