‘Nuff said.
Responses to Bonnie Reiss, Calif Sec of Education
October 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Donorschoose
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I’ve never used Donorschoose and was not really aware of the debate regarding its attachment to the Waiting for Superman film. Some pretty tough language here. I don’t quite know where I stand on this issue. Even though I’m on the side of educators and not policymakers or hedge fund managers, it sounds like most […]
P of S
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Lancet Critiques Gates Foundation Again
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Lancet, a UK medical journal, recently released a series of papers on malaria elimination. The Gates Foundation has been very active in the field, and The Lancet has questioned and criticized the foundation in the past. Here’s their most recent dig at the foundation: The danger of the Gates call for a new era […]
The Corporate School to Corporate Prison Pipeline
October 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Arizona is second only to California in the number of corporate charter schools and first in per capita enrollment. Now with help from the private prison industry lawyers and lobbyists in passing Arizona’s “show me your papers” law, the state is vying to become #1 in corporate prison population. No, this is not a joke. […]
Legacy Admissions to Manhattan Preschools
October 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
That’s right–preferential admissions is not just for the Ivy Leagues, anymore. Those trying to get 4 year-old Winthrop and Emily into exclusive Upper East Side preschools that do business with the Eugenics Records Office Educational Records Bureau sometimes get second chances, even though ERB offers a one-time-only intelligence test (most of the time). It depends […]
Boston’s Charterizers on the Prowl, Pushing for Closure of Public Schools
October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Boston’s corporate education deform movement has been a study in contrasts to the fuming, snarling Michelle Rhee of DC fame and others of the public education bombardier wing. The bombers of Boston act with the restraint of Harvard dons in contrast to Rhee and, let’s say, the super-sized governor of New Jersey. Maybe it’s because […]
More Superlies from "Superman"
October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Posted by Valerie Strauss:By Caroline Grannan “Woodside is a great school.” — Emily Jones The movie “Waiting for Superman” tells the stories of five students around the country who are desperate to escape their “failing” public schools and get into the shining charters that are portrayed as their only chance of success – or at […]
Baltimore Teachers Union releases new contract
October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
So, check it: Baltimore Teachers Union releases new contract – baltimoresun.com. I consider all the budget woes we’re going through right now in higher education, this does not sound like a bad gig: an automatic two percent raise and a $1500 stipend? I might not get another raise for three or so years, no COLA increases, […]
Indiana SBOE: Pushing the Privatization Fast Track
From the Journal Gazette: School takeover outline In a breathtaking assault on local school control, the GOP-controlled State Board of Education is set to adopt rules the day after Election Day that could hand operation of struggling schools to for-profit companies. Local taxpayers who footed the bill could find their investments handed over to charter […]