The Weekly Update: NPEC gives out the Bunkum Awards for bad studies, Duncan gets an “F” on education equity, Edushyter’s Eduttantes and much, much more
A protester at the Rhee event in Seattle.
We definitely had a better time outside than the audience did inside on Tuesday evening at the Rhee event. In fact, some members of the audience, after Rhee’s performance, came out and told protesters that they were on our side after hearing Rhee. I guess Rhee needs to work on her message.
It could be that Rhee’s message fell flat because what she is professing works doesn’t…really.
DEPT OF EDUCATION PANEL SAYS SCHOOL SYSTEM BURDENING LOW-INCOME CHILDREN:
A federal commission has found U.S. education policies are burdening students from low-income families. In a new report, the Equity and Excellence Commission concluded: “No other developed nation has inequities nearly as deep or systemic; no other developed nation has … so thoroughly stacked the odds against so many of its children.” The panel goes on to call for greater investments in public education, better training
