Her husband Todd Palin is (at least part) Yupik eskimo. He's a blue collar guy who works as a commercial fisherman and oil field worker. He is also a champion snowmobiler. The NYTimes reports:In choosing Ms. Palin - a 44-year-old … [Read more...]
Campaign Jitters Shake the Left
Two weeks ago, we wrote that "the difference in mood between the liberal blogosphere and the conservative blogosphere is striking." We observed that righty bloggers were feeling increasingly confident aboutJohn McCain's chances, whereas … [Read more...]
Globe Misleads on Middle Schools
According to Globe's own analysis, 80% of Massachusetts middle schools aren't making adequate yearly progress (AYP). What the Globe doesn't tell you is that this is pretty much the case across the country. According to MESPA, "seventy-four … [Read more...]
A Beacon Hill Scandal? Cognos, DiMasi, and Conflicts of Interest
Cognos also "paid lobbyist Richard McDonough hundreds of thousands of dollars to push software contracts with state officials over three years, according to filings the company made this week...The payments for the years 2004 through 2006 … [Read more...]
Pet Projects or Legitimate Spending?
Other set-asides approved yesterday included $50,000 for the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Are these earmarks a waste of money? I can't speak for all the earmarks on Globe's list, but much of the spending seems to support tourism, … [Read more...]
Gov. Patrick’s Poison Pill: Readiness Schools
The contract idea is ideological, not empirical. There is no evidence to suggest contracts will improve education, just a deep-seated belief that a business model is the best way to go. What is particularly frightening is the awarding of … [Read more...]
Teachers to Become State Employees?
I see only one advantage of having teachers become state employees: the state could move teachers from good school systems to bad school systems. Urban school systems like Springfield tend to experience brain drain as teachers get fed up … [Read more...]
The Flawed Perspective of the Readiness Project
The Problem Anti-unionism aside, I am more concerned with the mind set that leads to the idea that weakening unions will improve education. Yeah, there are plenty of people out there who just don't like unions, and as a teacher union … [Read more...]
The False Modesty of the Globe’s Editors
Only a fool or shill, however, would characterize NCLB's goal as modest. The opposite of modest in the sense used here is ambitious. The Editors are certainly entitled to their opinion, but many would disagree with their simple declaration. … [Read more...]
The Globe’s Low Standards for Education Editorials
As Jim Horn of School Matters writes of the tutoring industry, A huge industry accountable to...whom? Under the law, schoolteachers and administrators are being held to account for the performance of their students. But the tutors? For the … [Read more...]
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