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Monday, December 6, 2010

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES

WEEKEND QUOTABLES

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It's war
Mr. President. There's A War Going On In This Country... A War Being Waged By Some Of The Wealthiest And Most Powerful People against the working families of the United States of America. (Sen. Bernie Sanders)

From the 'barricades'
First, it is wrong to assert that students' poverty and family circumstances severely limit their educational potential... Public education is a service-delivery challenge, and it must be operated

The latest school 'reformer'

Oh Lord. It looks like machine boss, IL House Speaker Mike Madigan wants a slice of the school reform pie. He's creating panel to see about requiring teacher performance based on test scores, to be a factor in compensation. He also