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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Jersey Jazzman: No One Trusts Jeb!'s "Chiefs For Change"

Jersey Jazzman: No One Trusts Jeb!'s "Chiefs For Change":


No One Trusts Jeb!'s "Chiefs For Change"

"Chiefs For Change" is a reformy group of state-level education leaders supported by Jeb! Bush*, the former Florida governor and current industry shill. They are pushing an agenda of test-based teacher evaluation, "revamped" school report cards, and charter expansion.

So how is the awesome leadership of the "Chiefs" being received by local school districts, educators, and elected officials? [all emphases mine]

Hanna Skandera, New Mexico:

In an unusual joint meeting Thursday of the Albuquerque and Rio Rancho school boards, members of both boards raised concerns about the costs, logistics, timeline and fairness of the state’s new