Saturday, December 25, 2010

Susan Ohanian Dec. 24 Outrages

Ohmygoodness, when I have 7 Outrage of the Day entries, I know I haven't sent out an update often enough. Sorry.

There are also 2 Good News and 2 Eggplant items.
And 3 cartoons. The automatic cartoon hot link doesn't work so here they are:
Oops
http://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=585

Our Government
http://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=584

Keep Your Brain Young
http://susanohanian.org/cartoon_fetch.php?id=583

Sorry for the backlog. I hope you'll find time to scan the collection.

Susan

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Funds misuse, nepotism feared at Texas charter schools
Holly K. Hacker
Dallas Morning News
2010-12-19
http://susanohanian.org/show_atrocities.php?id=9573

There's gold in those charter hills in Texas.

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Rick Scott's School Plan for Scoundrels
Stephanie Mencimer
Mother Jones
2010-12-20
http://susanohanian.org/show_atrocities.php?id=9572

Conservatives have been plotting for years to blow up the public school system. Now, Florida's incoming governor Rick Scott is poised to light the fuse.

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Masters degrees don't produce better teachers

Baltimore Sun
2010-12-19
http://susanohanian.org/show_atrocities.php?id=9571

Whenever anybody from the Abell Foundation starts making pronouncements about education, my first instinct is to shout SHUT UP!

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To the editor
Stephen Krashen and Stephen Shaw
The Independent (UK)
2010-12-14
http://susanohanian.org/show_letter.php?id=1295

Excellent letters that speak specifically to poverty.

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Dear Starbucks:
Stephen Krashen, PhD, Prof. Emeritus, USC
Starbucks
2010-12-20
http://susanohanian.org/show_letter.php?id=1294

A letter exchange shows how corporate America is unable to hear anything other than the usual corporate message.

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The Attack on  American Education
Robert Reich, with  info from Death of the Liberal
Wall Street Pit
2010-12-22
http://susanohanian.org/outrage_fetch.php?id=826

A must read.

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 Testimony by Julie Woestehoff of PURE on December 16, 2010 to the Illinois House School Reform Committee
George N. Schmidt & Julie Woestehoff
Substance
2010-12-22
http://susanohanian.org/outrage_fetch.php?id=825

Illinois politicos wouldn't late 23-year reform group have a seat at the table.

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 Testimony by Julie Woestehoff of PURE on December 16, 2010 to the Illinois House School Reform Committee
George N. Schmidt & Julie Woestehoff
Substance
2010-12-22
http://susanohanian.org/outrage_fetch.php?id=824

Illinois politicos wouldn't late 23-year reform group have a seat at the table.

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CEP Doubles Demand Against Critic Robert Kimball
Margaret Downing
Houston Press blog
2010-11-17
http://susanohanian.org/outrage_fetch.php?id=823

Here's an update on Texas whistleblower Bob Kimball.

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News Black-Out in DC: Pay No Attention to Those Veterans Chained to the White House Fence
Dave Lindorff
Truthout
2010-12-18
http://susanohanian.org/outrage_fetch.php?id=822

Although usually I limit posts on this site to education news, this news blackout is critical information to everybody.

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 The Left and Obama-Trauma
Glen Ford
Black Agenda Report
2010-12-15
http://susanohanian.org/outrage_fetch.php?id=821

Now that self-proclaimed progressives have passed the point of disenchantment with Barack Obama and entered the stage of active anger at their once-imagined ally, they should quickly take the next step and acknowledge that he is what we at Black Agenda Report have been saying for six years: a right-wing Democrat who has long been aligned with the corporate Democratic Leadership Conference, and whose mission is to expand U.S. empire and put the American state at the service of Wall Street. He has been remarkably successful in both endeavors.

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For California schools, next year stands to be worse
Kevin Yamamura
Sacramento Bee
2010-12-20
http://susanohanian.org/outrage_fetch.php?id=820

K-12 schools and community colleges could receive at least $2.2 billion less because of lower state tax rates in 2011, state budget analysts say. To make matters worse, many districts will have less federal aid to rely upon.

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Education inn 2011
Michael Petrilli
Fordham Institute Gadfly
2010-12-22
http://susanohanian.org/show_yahoo.php?id=606

Here's Michael Petrilli's #1 prediction for education in 2011.

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Kids in Lancaster County gather at school to watch lunar eclipse
Michael Gorsegner
WPMT TV--Fox News
2010-12-22
http://susanohanian.org/show_yahoo.php?id=605

Here is an example of what good teachers are made of.

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US Department of Education Alert to Chicken Stuffiing Terrorism

The Eggplant
2010-12-23
http://susanohanian.org/show_nclb_news.php?id=848

Chicken stuffing and snow globe terrorism threaten schools.

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New Lanes to Effective Delivery of School Reform
Susan Ohanian
The Eggplant
2010-12-19
http://susanohanian.org/show_nclb_news.php?id=847

Bill and Melinda Gates  Effective Teachers Grant #62,863 offers schools the golden opportunity to free school hallways of students and to implement groundbreaking 21st century, Global Economy, beat-the-socks-off Shanghai school reform.

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Waiting for Superfraud
Michael T. Martin
Kenniwick School District Citizens
2008-12-22
http://susanohanian.org/show_nclb_atrocities.php?id=4082

The little people in Harlem and D.C. who see the truth on the ground voted against the millionaires. But the big money people still rate Rhee as a hero and keep pouring money and propaganda into charter schools. Ever wonder why?

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Congress approves weird definition of 'highly qualified’ teachers
Valerie Strauss
Washington Post Answer Sheet
2010-12-23
http://susanohanian.org/show_nclb_atrocities.php?id=4081

The corporate politicos continue their work to de-professionalize teaching.

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 How Reform comes to America's religious leaders
Miles Horten
Substance
2010-12-20
http://susanohanian.org/show_nclb_atrocities.php?id=4080

Here's a proposal that churches be graded on the achievements of its members.

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A 'highly qualified' gift from Congress to Teach for America
Valerie Strauss
Washington Post Answer Sheet
2010-12-20
http://susanohanian.org/show_nclb_atrocities.php?id=4079

Apparently our corporate politicos feel that what's good for Teach for American is good for America.
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