The Onion has identified another efficiency that has the potential to save millions for school districts:
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
November 30, 2007 | Issue 43•48
WASHINGTON—Faced with ongoing budget crises, underfunded schools nationwide are increasingly left with no option but to cut the past tense—a grammatical construction traditionally used to [...]
There was a good story in the Baraboo News Republic on Doug Mering’s testimony before the Senate Education Committee so I thought I’d post the video (click here to watch). One of the most important things Mr. Mering has to say is that school finance should not be seen as a Republican issue or a [...]
Time to hear from a student. Mallory Massey attends Pecatonica High School and she does her school proud. No long essay this time, but a quick observation that although there are good things about on line education and virtual schools, they cannot replace the the importance of schools as communities or [...]
From a Wisconsin State Journal editorial
In Wisconsin we can give thanks that the coming months will bring opportunities to live up to the state’s motto, “Forward,” in some important areas, including:
Financing of public schools.
Almost no one is happy with the state’s unfair system for funding schools, though change has been stifled because alternatives generate opposition, [...]
by John Smart
Two things happened recently that raised my hopes for the future:
The first was an assembly held at the Menasha High School on November 14th dedicated to learning about the ongoing genocide in Darfur, that region of Sudan where nomadic Arab militias covertly sponsored by the Sudanese dictator, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, are ravaging [...]
I’m thankful.
I’m thankful for my family, my friends, my freedoms,… a roof over my head, food on the table, having health insurance and health…
More in line with the topics of this blog; I’m thankful for all those who work hard to provide good schools for my children and yours (that includes employees, elected officials and [...]
A few weeks ago I posted some links and information about David Wasserman’s protest against standardized testing to the Education Disinformation Detection and Reporting Agency list maintained by Gerald Bracey. There some problems with the list and I only got responses yesterday. Although not as timely, I think they are still worth sharing.
Here [...]
“You need more psychologists in the school. You need more counselors in the school, because when you can address the needs of the soul, then you can get them to perform.”
Gloria Balton, Anacostia High School, Washington DC.
From the NewsHour, via the Daily Howler
Thomas J. Mertz
Susan Troller of the Capital Times has the story.
To me, this is the best news:
The timeline for some parts of what’s known as the high school redesign has been pushed back so the new superintendent — to be hired early next year in advance of Rainwater’s June retirement — will be able to have an [...]
From Teacher Magazine (via the A.P):
Alfie Kohn Settles Suit
By The Associated Press
BOSTON
The state Department of Education acknowledged Monday it violated the free speech rights of a standardized test critic and agreed to pay him $187,000 to settle his lawsuit over being dumped as a speaker at a state-run conference.
Alfie Kohn, a former teacher who lectures [...]
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