Chicago schools filthy with rodents, roaches, garbage — principals say
School reformers today, operating under the illusion that the private sector can do just about everything better and cheaper than government institutions, have been working to privatize public education by contracting out to private entities key operations of schools — and often entire schools. Such a move with the custodial force in Chicago Public Schools has, […]
Common Core: yes or no? A debate.
Embrace the Common Core State Standards? Do not embrace the Common Core? That was the question in New York when four people — two for embracing and two against — participated in a recent debate about the controversial initiative. The event was sponsored by an organization called Intelligence Squared U.S., which offers forums for debates […]
All Week @ The Answer Sheet 9-13-14
The Answer Sheet:All Week @ The Answer SheetFormer education secretary Bill Bennett paid to praise Common Core to conservativesBill Bennett, who was education secretary under President Ronald Reagan, just published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal: “The Conservative Case for Common Core,” with the subhead: Federal intrusion and misleading rumors do a disservice to an effort that started in the