Randi Munches on PISA
“The crucial question we face now is whether we have the political will to move away from the failed policies and embrace what works in high-performing countries so that we can reclaim the promise of public education... Randi WeingartenIs she talking about the failed policies of the teacher unions without whose support NCLB or RTTT could have been enforced?I can't believe anything Randi says is ta
In Parting Shot, Bloomberg/Walcott Oversee Demise of Adult Ed
Thus the charge in an email document received from an anonymous source.
Obama's Admiration for Mandela - Is He Pal'n Around With Terrorists?
....the people who complain today about fast food workers organizing or the government taking guns away would have been the same people in the 80s saying Mandela was a terrorist. I can imagine the 1980s Facebook statuses. "Mandela died today. Thank God he never got a chance to steal South Africa away from the hard-working people and hand it over to a bunch of whiners who just want to profit
12-7-13 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes Onlinemark as readSusan Ohanian's Saturday Morning SpecialNew Cartoon:Found in a Standards-Struck Classroomhttp://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=854This one received so much comment, I'll mention it again.Teacher Contemplating Common Corehttp://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=851You won't want to miss Duncan's recent remarks:http://susanohanian.org/show_dunca