Weekend Reading: Abolishing The USDE, Charter Repeaters
Why does Rand Paul hate the Department of Education? Salon: The thing is, it was created by Jimmy Carter, which makes it bad... It's Not the Teachers' Unions The American Prospect: Is it possible, though, to praise teachers and oppose teachers' unions? Repeat Performance The American Prospect: Schools in charter hotspots like New York and Houston report retention rates as high as 23 percent... Class Swap NYT: The switch was approved, but within a week I discovered that many of the sophomores had severe difficulties — some were on medication; some were being treated by psychiatrists — and should be taught by a specialist... The other Blind Sides Slate: In