Education for All: Backing the Wrong Horse... House bill 'a colossal mistake...'
The US House of Representatives quietly passed HR 4481 on September 7, the "Education for All" act. HR 4481 has rarely been mentioned in the media, and news of the House's action appeared only in . . .
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Billionaires coalition pleased with Oxfam report, look for more progress in amassing wealth...
Reacting to the news from Oxfam that the richest 62 billionaires are worth as much as half the world's population, a coalition of the top five billionaires announced today that they were pleased with their . . .
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LETTER: Rice appointment to 'Foundation for Excellence in Education' is typical of ignorance requirement for a national position in 'education reform'...
The recent appointment of Condoleezza Rice (Ph.D, Political Science, former US Secretary of State) as chair of the Foundation for Excellence in Education shows that necessary qualifications for positions in educational policy still include (1) . . .
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LETTER: Obama and reading tests... 'With the proposed reductions, there will still be plenty of tests, and they will still be administered online, a huge and ever-growing boondoggle that bleeds money from schools...'
In my e-mail today I received a note from President Obama which included this statement: "We need a better education plan -- one that cuts standardized testing to a bare minimum ...". Of course I . . .
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