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can we call it an EPIC fail? Heeding the advice of more than 120 taxpayers unhappy with their school being named one of the lowest achieving in the state, the SAD 29 board of directors has voted not to accept federal improvement dollars that come with the label. …in line for all that “free” federal money. See “State lists ‘lowest-achieving’ schools“, BDN, 3/10/10 Now let’s talk about inversion, perversion, and subduction* (my new favorite word). The federal government makes money available for “failing” schools. States compete for the money, putting forward their sub-standard candidates. If sucessful, they get the federal money. So, the feds have incentivized [...] Barak Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan of Chicago, seems to be well thought of by a variety of personages and publications across the political spectrum. He’s been praised at the New Republic, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and by a number of folks at the National Review. We’re told in [...] The head of a national teachers union — the other one, the AFT (American Federation of Teachers) — gave a significant speech the other day. The aspect of her speech that got the most attention (NYTimes article, HuffPo post) was a new receptiveness to merit pay for teachers and a willingness to discuss the future [...] “Obama, McCain Spar on Education,” Wall Street Journal: Following a drop in support for him in the polls among women, he called for big increases in federal school spending while vowing to “replace” bad teachers. In his remarks, Sen. Obama played to a Democratic base that is angry over the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind testing [...] |
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