Senator Brown's Response can be found here. Maybe the others are taking more time with the letter; maybe they are drafting a more thorough and thoughtful response; maybe they are getting together to figure out how to actually help stop a … [Read more...]
Why you should vote for Rob O’Leary for Congress
3. His message is simple and compelling: End the war, invest at home. Improve our schools, protect the environment. 4. You'll be in good company. Yesterday's Globe reported that Congressman Delahunt will be voting O'Leary on Tuesday. He … [Read more...]
DREAM Now Letters to Barack Obama: Selvin Arevalo
Since I came to this country, I have been going to school to learn and enhance my English. Three years ago, I enrolled with Adult Education in Portland, ME, for my high school diploma. Finally, in this June 2010, I shall … [Read more...]
Race To The Top’s Problem With Civil Rights Ideals
The full 17-page Google Doc from the civil rights groups is here. Read it and you'll see that it is more than just criticism of RTTT, it offers good ideas that are fairer to all the children of America, not just in the states that … [Read more...]
H4560: Time Has Come to Elevate State Colleges
Salem State College is already a university in all but official title offering more than enough degree programs and post graduate degree programs. Salem State graduates and even more thousands of … [Read more...]
Suit Aims To Block Charter
The Globe today reports on the suit to stop the charter in Gloucester. http://tinyurl.com/28j8psz Updated article from the Gloucester Daily times with more details. http://tinyurl.com/2689f4w … [Read more...]
Gloucester Parents Group Sues over Charter
From the Gloucester Daily Times: http://tiny.cc/a0fxh A group of Gloucester public school students' parents today filed a lawsuit aimed at overturning what they allege was an illegal approval of a local charter school that will harm the … [Read more...]
Is President Obama finally getting it?
Does he now realize that corporate welfare will not generate significant job growth, but a strong healthy working/middle class will? In this letter to Congress, President Obama is urging "swift action on several critical priorities … [Read more...]
Is the Globe Still Round Without Bill? Statistics 101
I know Bill is on vacation, so I will do my level best on this latest from the Globe, 'though it appears the Herald jumped on this one, too. Cross-posted on who-cester, with a Worcester connection The new study put out by the Boston … [Read more...]
Recipe for disaster in public schools
I recommend this BBC article to summarize the key points of the Finnish success story for outsiders. A few pull-quotes to get you started: Finland's schools score consistently at the top of world rankings, yet the pupils have the fewest … [Read more...]
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