School Nurses Need to Be Back on the Job
"The school only has a nurse on staff two days a week. Like many schools around the country, the city’s dire funding situation has hit school nurses especially hard."At Alternet:This story is getting some attention it deserves. School nurses need to be back on the job.Sixth Grader’s Father Says She Wouldn’t Have Died If A School Nurse Had Been On DutyBudget cuts have left Philadelphia's
The Common Core and Snake Oil
by Susan Ohanian I don't look at Edutopia very often because nearly every glance provokes great annoyance. Now, not surprisingly, Brain-based Learning, that catch-all wonder-phrase, seemingly a direct descendant of ads for Charlie Bigelow's snake oil, Kickapoo Indian Sagwa: the Great Indian Medicine (WILL CURE Constipation, Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Loss of Appetite, Scrolnia, Rhe
No Money for School Nurses Just Tests
Ill children in schools need nursing care, not more tests, or the common core curriculum. They need common sense and common healthcare. This is how far removed education policy written by Walmart has gotten us. I suppose they forgot the "humane" standard.A West Philadelphia sixth grader was sent home and she died. The school district spokesman, talking policy, said "nurses do not a
NYC Labels Neediest HS Students "OTC" and Dumps Them into Schools Targeted for Closure
We have known for a long time that Bloomberg's team of thin-lipped Brits running the NYCity Schools have been using various unethical manipulations to increase graduation rates and test score performance. The McKinsey drones have been very effective in making sure the schools they want to look good do so, while delivering on the plan to shutter targeted schools for the benefit of high rol
10-10-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Calling Wendy Kopp!With the government shutdown, a great opportunity exists for those entrepreneurs who see education as fertile ground for their innovative innovations.Wendy Kopp, here is an idea for you—free of charge:Govern for AmericaCall on bright young college grads with no expertise or experience in government to commit to 2-year (House) or 6-year (Senate) stints in the U.S.