UPDATE: Jersey Jazzman: It's All the Teachers' Fault

Jersey Jazzman: It's All the Teachers' Fault:

A Suggestion For Randi Weingarten

by Duke

Here's some news about NBC's "Education Nation" via Diane Ravitch:

Just in: An email that says, this is the panel for the parent engagement discussion at Education Nation.

Maybe it is a joke.

· Rep. George Miller

· Randi Weingarten

· Doreen Diaz, Desert Trails Parent Union (parent trigger takeover school in California)

· Michelle Rhee

· Joel Klein

· Vanessa Bush Ford, Black Star Project/The National PTA

No one should be surprised at this. Teachers are traditionally excluded from the majority of NBC's education broadcasts, and parents advocates are usually added as an afterthought.

It's All the Teachers' Fault

by Duke

That's not working like it used to...

I blame the NJEA:

The recently released Census figures paint a grim picture of Camden. One that is worse than the year before. 

According to the new estimates, Camden is the poorest city in the country with a poverty rate of 42.5 percent. The rate for children living in poverty in Camden was even higher with a rate of 56.7 percent.

Other stark statistics included Camden’s median income in 2011 was $21,191, the lowest among the 555 cities and places surveyed. It was a huge drop from Camden’s median income in 2010 of $28,720.

The 26 percent decrease in median income put Camden at the top of the list in an almost tie with Goodyear, Ariz., which had a 26.5 percent drop.

See, the way to overcome poverty is through education. Camden has not overcome poverty. Ergo, the reason for