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Maryland First State to Bar Schools Releasing Tests to Military
Note, it is interesting that this does not mention, or appear to address, provisions of NCLB requiring schools to pass on student information to military recruiters unless parents explicitly notify the school otherwise. — MG * * * by Kathleen Miller http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/05/13-8 ANNAPOLIS,...
Obama’s speech at Hampton University commencement
Good morning, Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms here today, and thank you for inviting me to share this special occasion with the Hampton community. Before we get started, I just want to say, I’m excited the Battle of the Real H.U. will be taking place in Washington this year. You all know I’m not going to pick sides. But it’s...
Broad Foundation: Facts on the Wrecking of Public Education
The Perimeter Primate has posted two pieces on what it deems “the Broad Effect” — what is more aptly described as the wrecking of public education. The first installment begins: The Broad Effect” is behind the recent events in Rhode Island...
March 4 Actions to Defend Public Education & Ravitch Opposition to Testing and Choice
Democracy Now! offers a summary of actions during the National Day of Action to Defend Public Education. “Students and teachers held hundreds of demonstrations on Thursday as part of the National Day of Action to Defend Public Education. Hundreds of thousands took part in what was the largest day of coordinated student protest in years. We get a
Hess on Federal Jargon & the Jargon of Venture Capitalism and Wall Street Dictate
Much is now being made of the finalists for the first round of Race to the Top funds. To his credit, AEI’s Fred Hess has apparently started to review the substance of the applications. But his posting does not portend a substantive...
Preparing for Tests, Learning…?
As I read Cohen and Moffitt’s, The Ordeal of Equality, I could not help but make some connections to a recent Schools Matter post on high stakes testing. One of my “favorite”...
Remarks by the President on the “Education To Innovate” Campaign
The White House Office of the Press Secretary November 23, 2009 South Court Auditorium, Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. I am extraordinarily excited to have you all here today. A couple of special acknowledgements I want to make — first of all, two of my outstanding Cabinet members: Secretary Arne Duncan,...
American Enterprise Institute Holds Forum on “Increasing Accountability in American Higher Education”
Inside Higher Ed reports that a conference organized by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) yesterday sought to define accountability for higher education. The author, Doug Lederman, suggested that much of the discussion follows from the so-called Spellings’ Commission...
Remarks by the President on Strengthening America’s Education System
The White House: Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 04, 2009 James C. Wright Middle School, Madison, Wisconsin 1:40 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Hello, Madison! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody, please, have a seat. Have a seat. It is good to see all of you. Good to be back in Madison....
Press Release: Regents Prepare to Transform Teacher Preparation
For Immediate Release November 16, 2009 For More Information Contact: Tom Dunn, Jonathan Burman or Jane Briggs at (518) 474-1201 Internet: http://www.nysed.gov In Albany today the New York State Board of Regents took the first in a series of steps to strengthen the preparation and practice of teaching, with a specific emphasis on providing high needs...
"The Political Economy of Educational Restructuring: On the Origin of Performance Pay and Obama’s “Blueprint” for Education," in The Phenomenon of Obama and the Agenda for Education Can Hope Audaciously Trump Neoliberalism? (Information Age Publishing)
