Randi Weingarten Grabs Microphone From 9 Year Old So She Can Speak
Asean Johnson, a 9 year old boy, was reading a speech about attacks on public education at yesterday's 50th anniversary March on Washington commemoration.Before Asean could finish his speech, AFT President Randi Weingarten grabbed the microphone from him so she could do what she does best - put the spotlight back on her and talk.See for yourself:There was a strict time limit on speakers yesterday,
The NY Times/Quinn Endorsement: If You Like The Third Bloomberg Term, You'll Love The Fourth
The NY Times endorsement of Christine Quinn for mayor has gotten a lot of play in the media in the past day, but in their zeal to proclaim her the best candidate in the Democratic primary for mayor, they forgot a couple of things:The Times' endorsement omits any mention of Quinn's involvement in the city council "slush fund," as well as term limits [COUGH COUGH]. Or the problems over her temperame
Common Core Developers - A Private Club You Are Not In
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has a story today about who makes money off the Common Core. The main article is behind a paywall, but AJC.com does have a snippet and I found this part particularly interesting:Achieve Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit group that has been heavily involved in writing the standards, receives funding from corporate titans such as Microsoft, the Bill and Melind
8-24-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: It's Time For Bill Gates To Get Out Of His Public Education Malanthropy Work And Go Save MicrosoftMicrosoft is a disaster.CEO Steve Ballmer announced his retirement on Friday, though it seems he was pushed from the company for his many failures:The company portrayed the departure as voluntary, but it comes amid rising complaints among investors and a month after a disappoint