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$4 million for tiny charter: your dollars at work | Thoughts on Public Education

$4 million for tiny charter: your dollars at work | Thoughts on Public Education

$4 million for tiny charter: your dollars at work - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

Doug McRae did not endear himself with the state Department of Education when he suggested that several schools receiving School Improvement Grants should be given “Golden Fleece” awards as public rip-offs. But McRae, a retired education testing executive from Monterey and a contributor to this blog, knows of what he speaks. After the Department finally posted [...]

Kirst: reread Jerry Brown’s plan - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

Michael Kirst, who co-authored Gov.-elect Jerry Brown’s education plan, had this reaction on reading the two dozen commentators’ worth of advice that ran on this page over two days last week (here and here): Go back and reread Brown’s plan. “At least in the short run, rather than bring up whole new issues he [...]