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Stupid Education Reform

by Steve on 25, March, 2010

We talk a lot about educational reform on this blog …. this isn’t what we mean. Illinois State House Backs Four Day School Weeks This idea is so catastrophically stupid that the fact that a politician would come up with the idea …. much less approve it with a vote of 81-21 stuns me.  I’m [...]

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Can’t Write. Can’t Spell. Bad Grammar. Let Me Lead The Schools!

by Steve on 11, March, 2010

Proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and the ability to compose a coherent written sentence ….. should any of these be part of the job requirements to be a school board president? Do DPS control the Foundation or outside group? If an outside group control the foundation, then what is DPS Board row with selection of is [...]

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Tues. Morning News – Pancake Day, Kevin Pearce, Autism, Olympics

by Steve on 23, February, 2010

I’m subscribed to so many different news sources and RSS feeds that in the morning it’s like an avalanche of news and stories cascading down my screen. Normally, I read through the ones that catch my eye and then throw a couple of good ones in the – blog about it pile.  Invariably though I’m [...]

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IDEA Money To Buy Parents IPODS?

by Steve on 11, February, 2010

This one makes me furious! The idiots in the Polk county Florida school district came up with an idea to use part of their special education IDEA money on the purchase of IPOD Nano’s to be given away to special education parents who filled out a survey. The point of the survey was to evaluate [...]

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