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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

6-25-14 Curmudgucation

CURMUDGUCATION:







What Should Arne Have Said

There's been a pig-pile on Arne today over his ill-considered announcement of the DOE's new get-tough-on-states policy regarding students with disabilities (I know, because I was one of the first pigs on the pile).However. The answer that Arne came up with is stupid, but the question it addresses-- are all students with disabilities getting the educational service they deserve-- is not a stupid qu


6-24-14 Curmudgucation
CURMUDGUCATION: GOP and Dems Once Again United by Disdain for TeachersWell, we knew it was coming. We just didn't know it would be quite so bald-faced.As reported by Politico, the coming push to trash teacher job protections will bring together players from both the Obama and Bush administration.Campbell Bown, former journalist and current-- well, I hesitate to call her a teacher-hater, but it's h