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Category Archives: Politics
Education-reform savant looking for work?
Well, here’s something possibly even more hairy: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will name former Justice Department official Alan Bersin to oversee its policy on illegal immigration and drug-related violence along the U.S. border with Mexico, Politico reported on Tuesday.
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Fed schools chief says kids need more class time
From the Denver Post: “Our school day is too short,” Duncan said. “Our school week is too short.” Duncan says reform proposals coming from the Obama administration will include longer school years, plus Saturday school and longer days. Duncan says some … Continue reading
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Time to tell teachers the pension truth
It’s deeply discouraging to those of us who have been watching pensions – not just in regards to teachers, but for municipalities overall – to see the very people who will probably be most affected deceived by their elder peers. Such is the current … Continue reading
How to kill innovation
The Denver Post reports that the DPS Board is split on allowing two schools to adopt different practices under the recent School Innovation law. A battle is brewing over two Denver schools that are seeking freedom from a host of state laws … Continue reading
Race to the bottom
In the reflection of Obama’s speech comes a strong editorial from the NY Times with a clear explanation of why national standards are important: The nation has a patchwork of standards that vary widely from state to state and a system under … Continue reading
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School board elections
With Denver’s school board elections inching closer – with at least two open seats and four seats total to be decided – a recent election in Los Angeles may serve as a harbinger: Candidates backed by the teachers union won Tuesday’s contested … Continue reading
Obamaesque change in education
Somewhat overlooked in Obama’s first press conference were his comments on education. Here’s my shorthand: 1) more reform; 2) more money; 3) higher teacher pay; 4) better teacher training; 5) fire bad teachers; 6) pro charter; 7) high standards. Imagine the following … Continue reading
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