Friday, August 29, 2014

8-29-14 Schools Matter

Schools Matter:








PBS Higher Ed Series Reeks of Gates and Lumina
It's easy to understand how PBS and NPR can remain commercial free, once you accept the fact that they are heavily sponsored by billionaires and their foundations who get their commercials worked into the news stories, themselves.  Call it the latest in product placement.Over the past 8 years, NPR has received millions from the Gates Foundation to “to expand NPR education coverage and broaden its

Common Rotten Core






8-28-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Little Eva Moves to Wall Streetfrom Juan Gonzalez at the Daily News:Eva Moskowitz, the firebrand chief of the city’s fastest growing charter chain, isn’t just backed by Wall Street, she’s officially moved there — with Wall Street-type salaries to boot.Last November, Moskowitz, who for years boasted of opening her Success Academy Charter Schools in the city’s poorest neighborhoods,