Pork for America
When Teach for America scored a last-minute language change in the recent debt deal—and a huge windfall—not everyone was surprised.
When Teach for America scored a last-minute language change in the recent debt deal—and a huge windfall—not everyone was surprised.
A century ago, President Teddy Roosevelt railed against special interests controlling our government. Today's president? Not so much.
On October 23, 2013, John White released the long-awaited, capriciously calculated 2013 Louisiana school performance scores (SPS) and letter grades.
One of the things I know is that anxiety is irrational. We worry about the wrong things and not about the things that should concern us. And then, of course, we don’t take the steps to do something about what we ought to be worrying about.
Kris Nielsen tells a story that makes my skin crawl, my blood boil, and my heart ache.
For the past few days, Sara Wottawa, of Long Island, has heard these frightening words at bedtime from her tearful eight-year-old daughter: "Will you be here when I wake up?"
The formula for children in the U.S. can be summed up in one word, I think: “harsh.” And the response we should have to this formula is “inexcusable.”
Let’s consider the U.S. formula for children:
Educator Mike Rose and historian Michael B. Katz describe the greatest problem for public education in America: “Throughout American history, inequality—refracted most notably through poverty and race—has impinged on the ability of children to learn and of teachers to do their jobs.”
Science fiction, at its best, is not predictive, but cautionary; as Neil Gaiman has reminded us, “The world doesn’t have to be like this. Things can be different.”
More than 120 leading authors and illustrators of books for children, including several national award winners, are calling on President Obama to “change the way we assess learning so that schools nurture creativity, exploration, and a love of literature.”
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