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Note: At right is a list of the 16 entries in the "Politics" archive (most recent first).
Below, the entries are listed again in expanded form, with a short excerpt or summary from each entry.Politics Archives
Connecticut Charter Schools Not Supported by Governor January 05, 2006
Yesterday's Wall Street Journal reports that Governor Jodi Rell of Connecticut isn't very supportive of that state's charter schools, which are currently at their quota limit, and cannot grow without legislative help. Connecticut has a weak charter school law, which means that it is all the more difficult for charter proponents and operators to open new schools and run them...
Teacher Unions, Teacher Activism: Is anyone actually teaching? December 29, 2005
On Wednesday we pointed out that while there's no "War on Public Education" there are a few areas which need serious reform. Pointed criticism of these areas leads some to believe that people are just "bashing" public education, which simply isn't true. Today we have a few words on Teacher Unions and Political Activism. (In future articles we'll address Teacher...
No Child Left Behind and Growth Models December 11, 2005
Several weeks ago Education Secretary Margaret Spellings announced a new pilot program for No Child Left Behind, permitting states to use growth models in their task of measuring student improvement. Many states measure student improvement year-over-year, comparing this year's 11th graders with last year's 11th graders, for example. This is sometimes called a cohort comparison, for it measures different...
Universal Preschool in California? Unintended consequences lie ahead. December 10, 2005
Hollywood director Rob Reiner has a new project: universal preschool for California children. The ballot initiative, called "Preschool for All" will be decided by voters in June 2006, and features mandatory high standards for preschool teachers, with the price tag paid for by a tax on the wealthiest Californians. What's not to like? Well, for starters, "soak the rich"...
$10,000 per student in taxpayer dollars? Ouch. July 09, 2004
Remember Robin Hood? He's the fellow with the nifty income redistribution scheme, stealing from the rich, and giving to the poor. The U.S. Federal government has the idea a bit confused. It steals from taxes everyone, and gives it to the bureaucrats, all in the name of the common good. We've never been enamored with the idea of government schools... Posted by ceb into Politics
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NEA: "Defeat Bush! (oh, and vote for Kerry)" July 07, 2004
The nation's largest teacher's union, the National Education Association (NEA) has been a politically partisan organization for some time now, and at times it seems the Democratic Party is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the NEA. The vast majority of their political donations go to support Democrats, and the Democratic Convention before every presidential elections has more delegates from the NEA... Posted by ceb into Politics
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NAACP: "Keep your children in failing schools" June 29, 2004
In Thomas Sowell's most recent column, he writes: People sometimes ask if I have tried to convince black "leaders" to take a different view on racial issues. Of course not. I wouldn't spend my time trying to persuade the mafia to give up crime. Why should I spend time trying to convince race hustlers to give up victimhood? It's their... Posted by ceb into Education Reform
, Politics
, Racial Issues
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Reflections on Brown: More segregation today? May 18, 2004
As with the elimination of slavery, the prohibition of Jim Crow era separate-but-equal laws helped bring America one step closer to living up to her founding principle of equality for all. Unfortunately, in marking the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, many folks are observing that "today's schools are almost as segregated as fifty years ago." In a recent... Posted by ceb into Education Reform
, Misconceptions
, Politics
, Racial Issues
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Overseas outsourcing: Blame society and standardized tests? March 25, 2004
It seems everyone's talking about the outsourcing of jobs overseas. Some folks argue that there be restrictions on whether companies should be permitted to build overseas, for these factories and other centers of employment take jobs away from Americans. Others say that sure, companies build factories where they can get a steady supply of cheap labor. But if trade policies... Posted by ceb into Education Reform
, Politics
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Arlen Specter vs. Pat Toomey on Education Issues March 23, 2004
Sometimes a political race--which is of no direct interest to folks outside the geographic boundaries of that contest--can serve as a metaphor for a greater issue, in this case, education reform. This April, Pennsylvania Republicans will go to the polls to nominate their choice of candidate to run in the general election in November for one of Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate... Posted by ceb into Politics
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Exemption for English Language Learners: Not good February 21, 2004
Several edubloggers have mentioned the latest news from D.C. and the No Child Left Behind regulations. Seems the Feds have taken pity on school districts with large immigrant populations, and have exempted English Language Learners from standardized testing, at least for a time. Number 2 Pencil covers the story, complete with responses from a bevy of folks, and Daryl Cobranchi... Posted by ceb into Politics
, Reading & English
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"No Child Left Behind" backlash in Utah? February 05, 2004
An article in today's Salt Lake Tribune reports that "opposition to President Bush's No Child Left Behind education law is gaining traction, and Republicans--even in GOP strongholds such as Utah--are among those digging in deepest." How can a state refuse the will of the Federal Government? It's easy. Being that the feds have no business telling states how to run... Posted by ceb into Politics
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Criticism of Vouchers, Defense of Monopoly January 31, 2004
Over at Assorted Stuff, Tim Stahmer says U.S. Secretary Rod Paige is "Full of it" simply because he has positive words for vouchers and negative words about the government monopoly over schools in poor neighborhoods. He quotes from a CNN article: Paige said the experiment "isn't about dismantling the public school system. And this isn't a plan to federalize the... Posted by ceb into Politics
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, Vouchers
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Abolish the U.S. Department of Education: For the Children! January 22, 2004
It's all about educash and edulaws. Two articles by Heartland Institute staffers on school budgets and red tape raise some questions regarding the connection between dollars and regulations. In Where Do Public Education Dollars Go? we learn that out of $410 billion spent on US public education in the school year ending 2001, 52% went for instruction, while 29% went... Posted by ceb into Politics
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A few words on No Child Left Behind January 10, 2004
Speaking of left-of-center, at the Daily Kos, an elementary school principal weighs in rants on the federal No Child Left Behind Act. While it is always (ahem) interesting to read views from the other side of the political fence, there are some valid points here. For one, there's the whole federal involvement in education, which we believe is not within... Posted by ceb into Politics
Houston Miracle debunked? January 10, 2004
Some left-of-center folks are having a field day with the reports coming out of Houston regarding the allegations that the "Houston Miracle"--high test scores and low dropout rates--was manufactured. In the Open Source Politics blog, Jay Bullock reviewed "NOW with Bill Moyers" in October 2003, and now 60 Minutes II has joined the act. We found this link to the... Posted by ceb into Politics
, Testing & Grading
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