What steps do you think need to be taken next? How can grassroots apply pressure to keep this issue in the public eye and demand accountability? Do legislators realize that even their allies are disgusted with this behavior? Don't Speaker … [Read more...]
Archives for November 23, 2010
Why are so many Patrick Admin education staff moving to the Gates Foundation?
Pioneer's Jim Stergios notes in his latest blog that a growing number of Patrick Admin education staff are jumping over to the Gates Foundation. http://boston.com/community/bl... It's noteworthy that within the last half year key Patrick … [Read more...]
Don’t Know What He Don’t Know: Friedman, Education, and the Opinionation Problem
2. "If you look at the countries leading the pack in the tests that measure these skills (like Finland and Denmark), one thing stands out: they insist that their teachers come from the top one-third of their college graduating classes. As … [Read more...]
TSA: “Nobody has to disrobe at an airport checkpoint”
When a spokesperson has to make a comment like that, the battle is already mostly lost. Globe: "Video shows shirtless boy searched at Utah airport." Watch the video here. SNL piled on over the weekend: Rolando Negrin, in retrospect, … [Read more...]