Daily Archives: September 7, 2007
No CEO Left Behind: A Teacher’s Fantasy
From Myriam Miedzian, posted on the Huffington Post (hat tip to Schools Matter) Excerpt: No mayor or other government official would ever dream of recruiting school teachers to help fix America’s corporations. But if corporate executives can be called upon … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Best Practices
When Race Matters
As Susan Troller recently explored, the demographics of MMSD continue to move toward more minorities and more poverty (the story was quite good and the comments are worth a look too). This essay from the Teacher’s College Record by Sean … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Best Practices, Equity, National News
John Smart on the State Budget
I’ve had the pleasure of working with John on Wisconsin Allaince for Excellent Schools matters. He get’s it right. Thomas J. Mertz “The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) set Friday, Sept. 28 as the deadline for getting a final 2007-09 … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Budget, School Finance
