FireDoglake Obained Documents Detailing Chris Christie's Lobbying Career For Edison Schools And University Of Phoenix
Great, great piece at Firedoglake looking at New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's lobbying days for the education privatization industry, including his wining and dining a corrupt NJ politician to help University of Phoenix with their state licensing problems.Firedoglake also sheds some light on the work Christie did for the Securities Industry Association, which had Bernie Madoff on its board.Chr
Gothamist: Bloomberg Only Makes Appearances Or Issues Press Releases When It Matters To Him
Bloomberg hasn't returned from wherever the hell he is this weekend, let along visited the Metro North train derailment, but the usually compliant press is starting to ask questions like "Where The Hell Is Bloomberg?"This summer, Mayor Bloomberg's office had something to say about the IRS' decision to recognize same-sex marriages, so they issued a press release. The mayor's voice also ch
Should Bring Them To A Public School Too
From the DN weekend news round-up:With his two daughters in tow, President Obama visited popular D.C. bookstore “Politics and Prose” Saturday to encourage holiday shoppers to support local businesses. (NYDN)Great, Barry, now bring them to a public school and show them what a mess you've made of the public education system with your Racing to the Top and No Child Left Behind waivers that have broug
Bloomberg: Any Questions On Train Derailment, Call 311
The mayor, or somebody using his twitter account, issued the following statement on the Metro North train derailment:Thoughts and prayers with those impacted by today's train derailment. If you are looking for a loved one who was onboard, call 311.— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) December 1, 2013Call 311.That's his advice.Gee, thanks for your concern, Mr. Mayor.I'd say this is outrageous, but we'
Bloomberg's Whereabouts Unknown, Aides Refuse To Say Where He Is
Horrific train derailment in NYC today.Governor Cuomo was at the scene, updating New Yorkers on the injuries and fatalities, doing something a chief executive should in a time of crisis.Mayor Bloomberg on the other hand was MIA:Mayor @MikeBloomberg not at news conference on train derailment. Spokesman has not answered questions as to mayor's whereabouts.— jdavidgoodman (@jdavidgoodman) December 1,
Tear Up The Teaching Scripts - AND The Danielson Rubric
Great piece at Answer Sheet by a teacher sick of having to teach to scripts:I can’t do projects with my students anymore because I have to teach the curriculum word-for word, and I am only allowed to use standards-based assessments (which I must create myself). It doesn’t matter how my students learn best. It doesn’t matter that the Common Core State Standards assume a steady progression of ski
Politicians In Albany Scared Over Common Core
Commenter at a Buffalo News article on the increasing opposition to the CCSS in NY State:A childhood friend of mine works in politics. I saw him recently and conversation turned to the issues highlighted in this article. He said, and I'll never forget the look on his face, "the Common Core has politicians in Albany scared." His office's experience mirrors Corwin's. Calls and letters rega
11-30-13 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School mark as readOn The Commons: Bll Gates Is Responsible For The Teacher Evaluation MessNice post that puts all the pieces together - the VAM, the bell curve that ensures a certain number of "ineffectives" every year, how the new teacher evaluation systems are based on Microsoft's stack ranking system, how destructive stack ranking has been to Mic