The clueless tweet of TFA’s Wendy Kopp
Wendy Kopp (TFA)
Teach For America founder Wendy Kopp actually published the following tweet on the same day that Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission approved a budget without funding for things such as paper, new books, athletics, arts, music, counselors, assistant principals and more.
In Philadelphia today.So much more to be done, but I can’t get over the progress in this city’s schools in the last decade!
— Wendy Kopp (@wendykopp) May 30, 2013
Philadelphia parents and education activists couldn’t get over just how clueless she was about what is really going in Philadelphia’s public schools. Even some TFA supporters
Mermaids: the official U.S. position (yes, there is one)
Yes, there is an official U.S. government position on mermaids and the existence thereof.
Mermaids were in the news in recent days after Animal Planet broadcast a show called "Mermaids: The New Evidence," a follow-up to last year's "Mermaids: The Body Found." The new show earned the station its largest audience ever, my colleague Lisa de Moraes reported here. And, of course, that means Animal Planet won't leave the subject alone and is now considering the next twist in the story.
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Philadelphia passes ‘doomsday’ school budget
Mermaids: the official U.S. position (yes, there is one)
Yes, there is an official U.S. government position on mermaids and the existence thereof.
Mermaids were in the news in recent days after Animal Planet broadcast a show called "Mermaids: The New Evidence," a follow-up to last year's "Mermaids: The Body Found." The new show earned the station its largest audience ever, my colleague Lisa de Moraes reported here. And, of course, that means Animal Planet won't leave the subject alone and is now considering the next twist in the story.
Read full article >>
Philadelphia passes ‘doomsday’ school budget
It isn’t called a “doomsday” budget for nothing: Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission approved a budget this week that includes cuts so drastic that if they are implemented, schools will be forced to open in the fall without funding for things … Continue reading →