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Bloomberg declares war on tenure and teachers' union.
On Tuesday it is expected that President Obama will dramatically escalate the war in Afghanistan by sending 30,000 more troops “to finish the job” most Americans don’t believe can be… more →
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How teacher unions lobby government to block educational reform
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Wintery Knight wrote 1 week ago: If you study software engineering management, you learned about the importance of measuring differen … more →
Detroit parents want DPS Teachers and Officials Jailed over Low Test Scores
Scotty Starnes wrote 1 week ago: People need to question liberal educators The people of Detroit are waking up and protesting against … more →
The Reason America Should be Concerned about Obama's Education Reform
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Scotty Starnes wrote 2 weeks ago: Obama teaching good old fashion Socialism, Social Justice and Social promotion As if liberals haven … more →
Blog Envy
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Jay P. Greene wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m suffering from blog envy. Other blogs have had some great posts — much better than … more →
Bloomberg declares war on tenure and teachers' union.
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preaprez wrote 1 month ago: On Tuesday it is expected that President Obama will dramatically escalate the war in Afghanistan by … more →
Should government spend so much money to push people into higher education?
Wintery Knight wrote 1 month ago: Both fiscal conservatives and social conservatives agree: government spending on higher education sh … more →
PURE on the Tribune's not-so-hidden anti-union agenda.
preaprez wrote 1 month ago: Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE): The Tribune’s Sunday editorial featured a sco … more →
Morning Reads
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Scotty Starnes wrote 1 month ago: Some items you may or may not have read… Item #1. According to the Associated Press, the dithe … more →
What would have happened to Mr. DeLong if he had worked at a non-union charter school?
preaprez wrote 1 month ago: A few days ago I reported on teacher Dan DeLong who was suspended from his southern Illinois high sc … more →
McGuinty gov't to approve full-day Kindergarten
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Sandy Crux wrote 2 months ago: Can you believe it? Half-day kindergarten is fine the way it is. Very few parents are clammering for … more →
Trying to dump seniority rights is just (but not just) about the money.
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preaprez wrote 2 months ago: No matter what pretty paper they wrap it up in, trying to get rid of seniority rights is nothing mor … more →
NYT's Kristof. "Education is the central front in a war, and teachers are the enemy."
preaprez wrote 2 months ago: NY Times op-ed cliche artist Nicholas Kristof phones in one of his columns this morning. It is so fu … more →
Behind the Teach or America Criticism- Some Career Teachers, Unions, and Schools of Education
auniqueperspective wrote 2 months ago: Recently spotted online has been views against Teach for America. These opinions have always existed … more →
Another shocking story in the wake of Katrina. Filipino teachers forced in to virtual servitude.
preaprez wrote 2 months ago: H/T Brooklynjak Of the many shocking stories that you have read in the wake of Hurrican Katrina, add … more →
Teacher Absences in US
Daniel J. Smith wrote 3 months ago: http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2009/09/teacher-absence-in-the-united-states.ht … more →
Over There (But Not Over Here)
Jay P. Greene wrote 3 months ago: Several years ago I was part of a delegation sent by the U.S. Department of Education to a conferenc … more →
Walter Williams asks how well public schools perform for the money
Wintery Knight wrote 3 months ago: Walter Williams explains how much public schools cost and how well they perform. One of the most lef … more →
The Stouffer Report and Career Ladder Funding 8/21/09
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ClayCoMOPolitics wrote 4 months ago: As some of you may or may not know I am in education (this is also why updates to the blog have slow … more →
Still no answers
katroo wrote 4 months ago: I have spent a good deal of time researching how to address the need to remove bad teachers from the … more →
