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Tea parties issue demands to Tennessee legislators » The Commercial Appeal The material calls for lawmakers to amend state laws governing school curriculums, and for textbook selection criteria to say that “No portrayal of minority experience in the history which actually occurred shall obscure the experience or contributions of the Founding Fathers, or the majority [...]
Some people aren’t interested in the truth
Erroneous history textbook ‘Our Virginia’ to be pulled from Fairfax schools Since the errors were discovered in both Five Ponds Press books, the Virginia Department of Education has announced plans to amend its textbook adoption process, and Del. David L. Englin (D-Alexandria) introduced legislation that would require publishers to vet their textbooks with independent experts [...]
What do they teach in government classes anyway?
Guess who said the following: The Washington Monthly “What am I, not supposed to have health care?” he said. “It’s practicality. I’m not going to become a burden for the state because I don’t have health care, and God forbid I get into an accident and I can’t afford the operation. That can happen to [...]
More Evidence of Education System Failure from Corpus Christi
Wanna bet she thinks 25% of our budget goes for foreign aid instead of less than one percent? Your Turn – Jan. 2, 2011 – San Antonio Express-News Money sent to foreign countries should be discontinued until our debt has been paid.
Because government assistance is a bad thing…
Eliminating the class size limit would eliminate up to 12,000 teacher jobs. But according to Florence Shapiro, it’s really about local control. Education Week: Texas Battle Looms on Class-Size Limit “It would give flexibility to superintendents. It strengthens local control and gives them the opportunity to save some dollars,” she said, noting that school officials [...]
Another failure of the education system?
Do students even read Orwell’s 1984 any more? Or is everyone okay just living it?The Washington Monthly But it’s the speed with which the right-wing shift occurred that’s truly impressive. It was, after all, April 2009 when Upton characterized climate change as “a serious problem that necessitates serious solutions.” That was last year. It was [...]
Graduation Rates for Four Year Schools
Notice anything about the following sentence? Graduation Rates Over Time: Private Research Institutions – Students – The Chronicle of Higher Education We compare here the graduation rates at four-year colleges for the six years ending in 2008 with the rates for the six years ending in 2003. This is showing the six year graduation rate [...]
More evidence of the failure of the education system
They remember the lesson on civic participation but fail miserably at civic knowledge. Now everyone together, say it-filibuster. Your turn – Monday, December 20, 2010 – San Antonio Express-News Candace King’s Dec. 14 letter said: “Texas Sens. Cornyn and Hutchison and the rest of the heartless Republican senators showed how callous they are by denying [...]
More evidence of the failures of our education system
9/11 Responders blame the Democrats for not getting their health bill passed. The Washington Monthly The assumption is based on an idea — Congress operates by majority rule — that should be true but isn’t. For much of the country, procedures like “filibusters,” “secret holds,” and “cloture votes” are completely foreign. Indeed, it’s very likely [...]
It is the culture
It Isn’t the Culture, Stupid – Web’s #1 Source for K12 and Higher Education News and Commentary – EducationNews.org The “it’s the culture” argument, fails to acknowledge, however, that the Chinese/Asian value of education is not just about hard working and respectful students. The culture is also responsible for the adoption of a coherent [...]