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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Schools Matter: Before You Hire Joel Klein, Read This

Schools Matter: Before You Hire Joel Klein, Read This

Before You Hire Joel Klein, Read This

Oh, yes, I almost forgot--he already has a job as in-house education consultant to media maggot magnate, Rupert Murdoch, where Klein will serve to accomplish for education what Murdoch and his circus clowns have done for journalism. With three-quarters of a trillion edu-dollars at stake each year, we can expect a never-ending crisis that calls for never-ending reform, i. e., new money.

The piece below is the best synopsis I have read on the Klein years in New York Schools. Priceless. From TheAnswer Sheet:
By Valerie Strauss
This was written by Marc Epstein, a history teacher at Jamaica High School in Queens, N.Y., for the past 15 years, and a former dean of students. His articles on school violence, curriculum, and