Saturday, November 29, 2014

Is Better Teacher Training Really the Solution--- Or, is it the Convenient, Politically-Correct Solution?

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...That is the question that needs to be answered.  Secretary of Education  Arne Duncan is making this a big push on his swing out to Ca...
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Textbook Battles Continue...

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Earlier this fall, a local school board in Jefferson County Colorado found itself embroiled in controversy after it voted to pull an A...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Political Correctness Strikes Again!

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Although Christmas is a Federally recognized holiday--more and more school districts in America are genuflecting before anti-religious, ...

What are the Implications of the Minority Race in a School Site Locally Being Insulted, Being Called Racial Slurs?--And no Consequences for the Student Using the Slurs!

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I have had significant interest expressed in the post I made about one day in a local school- A day when a student verbally berated mul...
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Saturday, November 22, 2014

“What Are You Lookin’ at, Cracker!”

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One day in the life of a local, inner-city elementary school.  A Norman Rockwell painting it ain't... As was her usual method o...
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Friday, November 21, 2014

Highlights from #EIE14

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 I spent the last two days in Washington DC at the Foundation for Excellence in Education's National Summit on Education Reform--and wha...
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Joel Klein Talks School System Dysfunction at #EIE14

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Joel Klein, the former Chancellor for NYC public schools spoke during the luncheon this afternoon at the Foundation for Excellence in ...