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Commentary
10.31.2008

Halloween princesses at Fordham but alas, no Gadfly

(Left to right): Fordham staffers in costume: Alice takes a peek through the Looking Glass, Sleeping Beauty catches some Zs, Snow White hums to the birds, Concert Goer #1 chills and a Wake Forest track star stretches.

Commentary
10.30.2008

Gadfly: hot off the press

Stafford Palmieri

This week, we start off with a double header on the education system's economic woes--and what to do about them. First Checker explains why districts have so much trouble cutting the fat. Enlightening, surely, but not too surprising.

Commentary
10.30.2008

H is for hummus...S is for salmon

Stafford Palmieri

You gotta love California. Seems the Golden State, worried that their wee toddlers' arms are too short for proper tree-huggery, will inculcate them with the prerequisite environmentalism another way: through their stomachs.

Commentary
10.29.2008

In the name of love

It's hard to miss the media firestorm over Chicago's latest educational innovation, the School for Social Justice Pride Campus. The school would cater to gay students who are teased and bullied at their current schools.

Commentary
10.29.2008

Why school systems cannot lose weight

Chester E. Finn, Jr.

There's plenty of evidence that state and municipal budgets are strapped these days, due to shrinking tax revenues from a faltering economy, declining property values, etc. It's also clear that a number of school systems are feeling the pinch.

Commentary
10.29.2008

Windbag city

Chi-town, home of deep dish pizza, The Band, and an education reform powerhouse? That's John Simmon's take.

Commentary
10.29.2008

The three R's (recession, reform, and results)

Dreading the pinch of a tight economy on your state's budget? You're not alone. According to the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, nearly every state experienced flat or declining revenues in the first half of 2008 compared to last year, and 39 states have developed "budget shortfalls"--gaps between expected revenue and planned expenditures. 

Commentary
10.28.2008

Strickland Roadmap for Academic Reforms--Translated by the Gadfly

Governor Strickland's office recently shared his "Roadmap for Academic Reforms," which appears to be the forerunner or prelude to the governor's long-awaited plan for renewing and strengthening K-12 education in Ohio. The present document, regrettably, is not only devoid of specifics but also brimming with catchy buzz phrases and trendy eduspeak nostrums.

Commentary
10.28.2008

What to do with NCLB?

Stafford Palmieri

Last week, Mike explained (in the Washington Times), that NCLB needs to be "flipped" on its head. What does he mean?

Commentary
10.28.2008

What's the deal?

Fordham's Mike Petrilli is participating in an online discussion where panelists--even as I type this--are attempting to answer the question "Do we need a new deal for teachers?" ??Moderator Steve Farkas, of the Farkas Duffett Research Group, kicked things off by

Commentary
10.28.2008

The agony of a Gadfly

Michael J. Petrilli

I'm not sure whether his analysis about the McCain campaign is spot-on, but how are we supposed to feel about Rich Lowry's depiction of us Gadflies?

Commentary
10.28.2008

Education Dept. steps in the right direction

Chester E. Finn, Jr.

I don't much cotton to this bloggish practice of holding internal conversations in public view, but this time I think Mike is over the top--and he didn't ask my advice before "publishing". He's right about NCLB's built-in flaws and the need to rethink the law??so as to set them right. A fair amount of that is statutory repair work; some, however,??is regulatory.