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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

School Tech Connect: Sane By Comparison

School Tech Connect: Sane By Comparison

Sane By Comparison

Judy Biggert With Some Guy
I have no doubt that Republicans would destroy the country if they ever get hold of the both houses of the legislative brand and the executive branch, but if you're shopping for a less patently abusive federal education policy, look no further.

The Republican focus is still going to be on teacher quality rather than poverty, but there's less of a federal-level anti-teacher pogrom feel in what Biggert is saying. Paying attention to teacher quality has a lot to do with raising the prestige of the profession, which is usually not what these people have in mind--- they're usually