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History Lessons Offer Caution on Stimulus Spending PK12
The
Education Department's Office of Inspector General looked for patterns
in its investigations since 2002 and found pervasive problems with
spending federal money.
An Education President From Wal-Mart Chronicle
It's hard to know which is more
irritating--the galling cheapskatery, the wretched ideas for spending
the money--more standardization! more managerial control! a
teacher-proof curriculum!--or his cynical, self-congratulatory contempt
for the education of citizens outside the professional managerial class.
Want Change? Have a Crisis Jim Moulton
In
Kansas City, “More than 100 Kansas City teachers face layoffs as school
year nears,” according to an article posted on July 20, 209 by the
Kansas City [MO] Star. Bad news for those teachers, and for the
students they have worked with.
Master's Degrees in Education: A Better Way? Stephen Sawchuk
There
are times when you know a story is going to upset a lot of people, such
as this one I wrote this week on the cost of paying teachers more for
earning master's degrees in education.
Road to Capitol rooted in Peace Corps Politico
Sen.
Chris Dodd and Reps. Sam Farr, Tom Petri, Mike Honda
and Steve Driehaus have all been among its ranks.
And it’s not just elected officials who have served in the Peace Corps
before making their way to Washington.
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