Wednesday, June 1, 2011

This Week In Education: Photo: Franken & Duncan's Classroom Read-Aloud

This Week In Education: Photo: Franken & Duncan's Classroom Read-Aloud

Photo: Franken & Duncan's Classroom Read-Aloud

image from stmedia.startribune.com

"Dayton's Bluff was chosen as the backdrop for Tuesday's session because the school, with the help of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, closed the achievement gap between its white students and its students of color." (A little kidding around Star Tribune)

Washington: Even 20K Interns Can't Fix Washington's Woes

image from derbygirlsblog.comRoughly 20,000 interns come to work in DC over the summer months, as noted in this article on the history of internships. In many ways, interns represent the best and brightest of our young people: the spirit of public service, etc. But let's be honest. These interns are not sufficiently trained beforehand to be able to do the job with any real competence, there are not enough of them to make a dent in the woes facing the federal government