George Bush food fight
Am I referring to a policy scuffle over No Child Left Behind? Alas, no, that would be so boring and predictable.
Am I referring to a policy scuffle over No Child Left Behind? Alas, no, that would be so boring and predictable.
The Heritage Foundation's Dan Lips does not approve of the "21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act," just passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Miami Herald reports that Florida is ready to expand online education. But Education Sector's Bill Tucker, part of the virtual??schools cognoscenti, doesn't like what he sees.
Joseph Epstein is incisive; his writing eschews faddish notions and also goes for the jugular. He won't dance around a topic. His latest Weekly Standard piece, "The Kindergarchy," is a fine example.
The newest Atlantic (not yet online) contains an article about Memphis's experience with shutting down its noxious projects and offering housing vouchers to their low-income inhabitants, who use the vouchers to move to other areas of the city. The concept has been applied across the country.
About my earlier post, commenter Carol writes: Liam, you had me all the way until the end when you failed to mention students culpability (as well as teachers and admins) when it comes to academic achievement.