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CAN WE PUT THE DEMOS BACK INTO DEMOCRACY?

April 7, 2015 By bill-schechter

This post will probably win some kind of award for being the most naive post in the history of Blue Mass Group. At least I will bring home some gold (fool's gold, no doubt). Back in the Cold War 50's and 60's there was an NY outfit named … [Read more...]

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Keeping MCAS Out of History Class

July 14, 2011 By bill-schechter

This op ed was published in the Worcester T&G today ******* Keep MCAS out of history class AS I SEE IT By Bill Schechter Do we need more history instruction in our schools? Yes. Is history the most important … [Read more...]

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‘ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-23: “Just a place to play”

June 10, 2010 By bill-schechter

'ROUNDING THE GLOBE": Critical analysis of Boston Globe education coverage 'Just places to play' Two related stories appeared in the Globe today that deserve close examination. Reporter James Vaznis was once again assigned the task of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, play, pre-school, reading-scores

“ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-22: Five lonely figures

May 28, 2010 By bill-schechter

ROUNDING THE GLOBE-Critical analysis of Boston Globe education coverage Five Figures Yesterday and today's Globe and Times carred five interesting figures. 1) In yesterday's NY Times, the JP Morgan Chase Co,  took out a full-page ad … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, charter-schools, jp-moragn-chase, poverty-rate, science-mcas

‘ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-21: Rounding the World

May 6, 2010 By bill-schechter

'ROUNDING THE GLOBE': A critical analysis of Boston Globe education coverage will be on hiatus until the end of May, when this Globe observer returns from a trip abroad. One final comment: On May 4, 2010, the New York Times published an op … [Read more...]

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“ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-20: The question of the hour

May 1, 2010 By bill-schechter

"ROUNDING THE GLOBE'-20: Critical analysis of Boston Globe education coverage The question of the hour Bias is a sin of commission and omission. The question of the hour, which we all have plenty of time to ponder, as we watch our water … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, charters, new-york-times

‘ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-19: Getting personal with Larry Harmon

April 27, 2010 By bill-schechter

'ROUNDING THE GLOBE'-19: Critical analysis of Boston Globe education coverage Getting personal with Larry Harmon Last week, the Globe finally printed two good letters on ed reform and yesterday Vaznis wrote news article on impending … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bill-gates, boston-globe, charters, diane-ravitch, larry-harmon, mcas, teacher-unions

‘ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-18: The Cartel Cometh

April 25, 2010 By bill-schechter

'ROUNDING THE GLOBE': Critical analysis of the Boston Globe education coverage 'The Cartel' Cometh Today, the Sunday Globe gave a barrel of ink over to a new film, "The Cartel," which will open soon in Boston. Filmmaker Bob Bowdon takes aim … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, teacher-unions

‘ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-17: This month’s scoreboard-& a guest piece

April 18, 2010 By bill-schechter

"ROUNDING THE GLOBE'-17: Critical analysis of Boston Globe education coverage This month's scoreboard-and a guest piece Today, the Globe got a little rounder but it still has a long way to go to get to round. Shiver me timbers, an actual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, education-refrom, emily-rooney, standards

“ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-16: Sabbath in the bunker with a Globe columnist

April 16, 2010 By bill-schechter

'ROUNDING THE GLOBE'-16: Critical analysis of Globe education coverage Spending Sabbath in the bunker with a Globe columnist Nu, so now the Globe has me working on the Sabbath. But what choice do I have? We are now three days into the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, btu, richard-stutman, rttt, scot-lehigh

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