Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Diane in the Evening 12-5-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Half of Michigan’s African Americans Lose Self-Government

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UPDATED: Are over half of Mich African Americans about to be under the control of an Emergency Financial Mgr
UPDATED: Are over half of Mich African Americans about to be under the control of an Emergency Financial Mgr?
Posted: 05 Dec 2012 11:23 AM PST
Look out, Detroit! It’s coming right for ya!
The Detroit Free Press is reporting this afternoon that an Emergency Financial Manager is being called 




LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-5-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Rhee’s Husband Fined for Ethics Violation by dianerav A California watchdog agency fined Mayor Kevin Johnson of Sacramento $37,500 for failing to report donations of $3.5 million to two of his initiatives, one for education, the other for education. Anyone can make a mistake, so we should be prepared to forgive his honest errors in not reporting these gifts on 25 occasions. One of the recipients of his largesse is TFA, not surprising since his wife Michelle Rhee got her start in TFA. Even more interestin... more »