Newt Gingrich’s stupid idea to hire poor children as school janitors gets the roasting it deserves, via @ElonJames. Give kids hope & opportunity instead. cc MOMocrats Newt’s remarks remind you of a lawmaker who once said that “hunger is motivating”? SH…
Archives for December 3, 2011
Gail Collins gets it: virtual homeschooling has no research supporting its effec…
Gail Collins gets it: virtual homeschooling has no research supporting its effectiveness, & there’s a double standard whereby online charters w/poor graduation rates are excused but the same results at a brick & mortar school labels that neighborhood s…
$24 million to Seminole County, FL charter schools that have disappeared due to…
$24 million to Seminole County, FL charter schools that have disappeared due to “charter applicants that have no real education experience, no real financial backing, and no expertise in managing large budgets…” No accountability, and charter school …
The White House quietly reverses the Bush administration on K-12 & college latit…
The White House quietly reverses the Bush administration on K-12 & college latitude in achieving diverse student bodies, giving schools a longer leash. In affirming racial diversity as one among several different kinds (SES, geographic), the Obama admi…