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School Reform For Dummies

November 6, 2010 By mannygoldstein Leave a Comment

A short and amusing video that pretty well sums up the current school "reform" craze.   … [Read more...]

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Is there *any* evidence that Duncan’s “Race to the Top” will improve education?

July 23, 2010 By mannygoldstein 4 Comments

Have similar programs been tried and succeeded (or failed)? I'd like to write a little article about this, and am wondering if there's any evidence to support our dropping a program that's been so successful. Is Duncan's program an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: arne-duncan, boe, mcas, race-to-the-top, science-or-magic

Alabama GOP and charter schools

July 13, 2010 By Pablo 2 Comments

Cross-posted at Red Mass Group. This is an interesting twist. Dr. Robert Bentley won the GOP nomination for governor tonight, beating the establishment candidate.  In his web biography, here's how he describes himself: He is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alabama, charter-schools, race-to-the-top

Stand for Children’s stands

March 29, 2010 By tracynovick 16 Comments

or, Follow the money. Today's publication of Massachusetts not getting Round 1 Race to the Top money, and the push that is sure to follow from Stand for Children, moves me to make sure we know who is influencing us. Cross-posted on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: corporate-influence, education, race-to-the-top, stand-for-children

Tell Your Legislator What You Think!

March 4, 2010 By standforchildren 3 Comments

Today Secretary Arne Duncan announced the 16 applicants who are finalists of the first phase of the Race to the Top competition and Massachusetts is one of them. Let's keep up the momentum, Massachusetts!   Stand for Children, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: public-education, race-to-the-top, schools

It’s been a mess Mr. Secretary

December 2, 2009 By peter-dolan 1 Comment

This may have happened already here in Massachusetts.  While you were meeting with our state's Secretary of Education Paul Reville in Washington D.C. on February 24, 2009, an aide took his place on the Massachusetts Board of Elementary … [Read more...]

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