Tag: Education
Buckle Up As We’re In For a Bumpy Ride
Though not an insurmountable stumbling block, Delaware’s Race to the Top runs into problems in the Christina School District.
Christina Just Got More Transparent
Last night the Christina School District elected their new school board president, John Young. John is a friend of DelawareLiberal and has been a tireless advocate for transparency in the Christina School District over at his aptly named, Transparent Christina. Congratulations, John.
The Magical 1,000
One thousand new hires seems to be the new mantra of the Markell Administration in response the laying off of over 200 teachers in Delaware. Who can argue about the hiring of 1,000 new teachers? As a matter of fact, Delaware Dem even promotes the 1,000 new hires as an offset to the layoffs. But is it really an offset?
I Wish They All Could Be California Text Books
A California state senator has submitted legislation that would not allow newly approved Texas social studies text books in the Golden State. The senator said: “While some Texas politicians may want to set their educational standards back 50 years, California should not be subject to their backward curriculum changes. The alterations and fallacies made by […]
Doodle 4 Google
Periodically, Google has contests to illustrate the Google banner. The latest contest is for US students. Why am I telling you this? Because as a 9-year-old from Delaware has an entry that you can vote for, http://www.google.com/doodle4google/vote.html#grade-4-6. That is the student’s entry above. h/t Transparent Christina
Delaware Teacher Layoffs – More Than You Think
As mentioned earlier today, while Gov. Markell is busy stroking business leaders in and outside of Delaware, real education jobs are being lost in Delaware, well over 200.
Markell Expands Corporate Welfare, Says No To Education
If there is one type of welfare the rich love, it is corporate welfare and Gov. Jack Markell is getting ready to dole some money out. Specifically Markell is asking for a replenishment of the Strategic Fund — which has virtually been wiped out in bringing Fisker Automotive and PBF Energy to Delaware —, an investment […]
It’s Time To Mess With Texas
History should be something we learn from, but if the Texas School Board gets its way learning will be replaced by indoctrination. The board is to vote on a sweeping purge of alleged liberal bias in Texas school textbooks in favour of what Dunbar says really matters: a belief in America as a nation chosen […]
42 Grows To 1,000s Of Web Cam Images In The Lower Merion School District Case
When this story first broke (background here) the School District was adamant about the number of times they activated the web cam. Once would have been one time too many for me, but they kept repeating the number 42. District spokesman Doug Young acknowledged yesterday that officials had remotely activated computer webcams 42 times, but […]
BREAKING NOW: Delaware Awarded Race To The Top Funding
It’s just been announced – Delaware and Tennessee are the first awardees of the Department of Education’s “Race To The Top” Grant. Update: The New York Times has a story up now. There’s not much more detail on how much the grant is and what it’s going to be used for. Delaware and Tennessee beat […]
Monday Evening’s Read
As I mentioned yesterday, the Obama Administration was sending over its blueprint for the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. (pdf) The New Yorker’s Hendrik Hertzberg on the future of nuclear energy in the United States, Some Nukes. Newsweek’s Fareed Zakaria on President Obama’s successful strategy in Pakistan, A Victory for Obama.
Evening Read
Education historian Diane Ravitch on educational reform, The Big Idea — it’s bad educational policy. NY Times columnist Frank Rich on why revisionists like Liz Cheney and Karl Rove must be refuted, The New Rove-Cheney Assault on Reality. Jaclyn Friedman, writer and activist, writes To combat rape on campus, schools should stop keeping it quiet.
US To Get Its Learnin’ On
On Monday, the Obama Administration will be sending Congress its blueprint for education reform. A couple of points from Obama’s video address Saturday are: 1) much of America’s success in the 20th Century was due to a great educational system that focused on science; 2) other nations around the world are investing in education because they know how important it is, 3) states will compete for funding in as way to improve standards and the quality of teaching, 4) schools that achieve excellence will be rewarded, 5) teachers will be better trained, better supported and be treated as professionals; and 6) all students should graduate from high school and be prepared for college and a career.
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