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Those crazy right-wingers over at Newsweek

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:00:01 +0000

…have it all figured out.

On their March 15 cover, over a blackboard with the repeating phrase “We must fire bad teachers.”, we’re promised “The Key to Saving American Education,” courtesy of Evan Thomas and Pat Wingert.

An accompanying story, ” Schoolyard Brawl: A leading reformer and a union head square off over teacher tenure” [...]

The “Education President”

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:00:59 +0000

Juan Williams, a mild-mannered, slow-to-anger guy, gets angry about the hypocrisy of Obama and Duncan and Congress regarding the D.C. voucher program:

This reckless dismantling of the D.C. voucher program does not bode well for arguments to come about standards in the effort to reauthorize No Child Left Behind. It does not speak well of [...]

Right Hand/Left Hand

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:00:38 +0000

The AP tells us that the White House reaches out to DC’s troubled schools

Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the White House is reaching out to support the efforts of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and schools superintendent Michelle Rhee, who are taking aggressive steps to turn around Washington’s struggling schools.

“For far too long, D.C. [...]

School Closings: Front and Center!

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:00:26 +0000

I know you’re going to be shocked — shocked! — but you’ll hear it soon enough, so we might as well get it over with.

Some people are talking about closing schools.

Yes, I know that school consolidation “is not about closing schools.” Yes, we know that there are protections against immediate school closings.

Nevertheless, [...]