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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky

Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky:

Sunday links.

The Reverend Jesse Jackson wants an end to mayoral control of the Chicago schools.

In Chicago we get to vote on who runs the water reclamation facilities. But not for those who run our schools. Jesse Jackson, community organizations and the Chicago Teachers Union plan to change all that.

Here are five reasons why the NY teacher ratings can’t tell you much about teacher quality.

Media hog, Michelle Rhee, won’t talk to USA Today. Why not?

My brother Mike is no mathematician. But he thinks he knows what average is? However, they seem to do