Sunday, December 22, 2013

12-22-13 Schools Matter

Schools Matter:




New York Times Doesn't Just Bury the Lead, They Bury the Story
The Sunday New York Times has a front page story about ballooning class sizes with this headline:  Subtract Teachers, Add Pupils: Math of Today’s Jammed SchoolsCOATESVILLE, Pa. — The recession may have ended, but many of the nation’s school districts that laid off teachers and other employees to cut payrolls in leaner times have not yet replenished their ranks. Now, despite the recovery, many scho

The Memphis Hopson Hustle
Unless the public stops the corrupt capitulation by Memphis politicians to the Gates agenda for privatizing American schools, the children of Memphis will soon become the educational property of corporate charter schools that receive public money to subject the poorest children to their cultural and behavioral neutering programs.  Here is a telling chunk of a piece on the developments in New Orlea



12-21-13 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter:  Schools Matter All WeekPearson's $300 Toll Road to TeachingIf you need some extra holiday cash, you might consider working part-time from home to help Pearson decide who will become teachers and who won't. It's easy--just complete a few online tutorials, and Pearson will send you a bunch of student teaching portfolios, complete with video clips of student teachers and classes with