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Ouch from the Gadfly
/0 Comments/in Blog, News /byThe Education Gadfly has a sting today on the Senate bill that got passed and the lack of action in the House. I’d give the Senate a “B” but I know there are lots of people (especially charter operators) who are shaking their heads at the “backfill” provisions. From the Gadfly: The education bill that made it through the Massachusetts state senate, replete with a whopping 95 amendments, late Tuesday is being lauded as the biggest reform bill since the 1993-wonder that brought charters and much else to the Bay State. And it does have some fine features: The rule limiting charter attendance to 4 percent of Massachusetts students was scrapped, and the 9 percent cap on local spending on […]
Fighting for it with all he has got
/0 Comments/in Blog, News /byWhere is the Governor on the day when a bill to give 27,000 inner city kids access to charter schools is being debated? 9:00…..Volunteers at the Greater Boston Food Bank…..Greater Boston Food Bank, 70 South Bay Avenue, Boston 11:30…..Attends MIRA’s Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon and discusses the release of the New Americans Agenda Report…..Great Hall 6:30…..Offers remarks at the 10th Annual History and Innovation Awards…..InterContinental Hotel, 510 Atlantic Avenue, Boston All great issues. But, isn’t he awol? Doesn’t anyone remember the casino debate and his book signing in NY?
Not the time you want this to come out…
/0 Comments/in Blog, News /byFrom Jamie Vaznis of the Globe’s Metro Desk comes one of those stories that just makes you shake your head. State Inspector General Gregory W. Sullivan made an unusual appearance before the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education today to inform members that his office had launched an investigation of the process that led to the approval of a controversial charter school in Gloucester. Seems Sullivan notified Secretary Reville of a formal investigation Friday and was troubled because the board had not discussed the inquiry last night during a meeting on the Gloucester charter, which is at the center of the controversy. Vaznis reports that It is unclear to what extent, if any, other board members knew of the […]
Ford (Foundation) drives off the road
/0 Comments/in Blog, News /byFrom the Wall Street Journal comes an incredible story: “The Edsel of Education Reform. The Ford Foundation finds a needy cause: teachers unions.” Ugh. We hate to say it, but don’t be misled by headlines. The biggest headline in education circles last week was that the Ford Foundation is making a whopping $100 million grant “to transform secondary education in the nation’s most disadvantaged schools.” Our eyes raced to see which piece of the vibrant school-reform movement Ford was going to support. Would it be America’s 4,600 charters schools, many outperforming their traditional school peers and some even closing the race gap? Maybe it would be Teach for America, busting at the seams and turning down Ivy League applicants by […]
I am in favor of job training
/0 Comments/in Blog, Blog: Better Government, News /byI can’t be sure, but I’m almost positive that the four Democratic candidates for Senate have said the above phrase at some point during the campaign. So, my question for them is: what kind of job training? Pagliuca seems to favor job training related to math, science, and life sciences, but he never gets too specific. Capuano talks about emphasizing community colleges but again, never gets too specific. Coakley supports some type of voke-tech, but its all pretty hazy. Khazei is a bit more specific — supporting community colleges linking with businesses and the Workforce Investment Act. Job training is one of those motherhood and apple pie issues — everyone supports it. But almost no one can explain what really […]