Rahm Emanuel will send his children to the private University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. (CBS2)
But Emanuel’s not happy to talk about the choice. He has good company. (Parents Across America)
PEP member Patrick Sullivan says a mayoral committee is pushing arts testing. (NYC P.S. Parents)
A new teacher screening system in Illinois could undo some schools’ recent hiring. (Catalyst)
Cheating on standardized tests was widespread, long before No Child Left Behind arrived. (Slate)
Arthur Goldstein: The city’s decision to continue burning dirty oil at schools is dangerous. (HuffPo)
Twin studies show student stability and teacher attrition at Los Angeles charter schools. (Joanne Jacobs)
A new federal initiative aims to interrupt the “school-to-prison pipeline.” (Politics K-12)
Checker Finn: Maybe American students have gotten stronger, but we’re still a nation at risk. (Flypaper)
NCLB politics are bringing together strange bedfellows of union leaders and Republicans. (AEI)
British reformer Sir Kenneth Robinson shares advices for Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott. (Thirteen)
A starting-out city teacher expounds on the importance of reciprocal mentoring. (Rick Hess Straight Up)
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Rahm’s decision to send his children to a private school is well within his right as a parent. But that doesn’t mean that we as a public have to swallow his choice and praise him for making the “difficult” decision of sending his children to one of the best schools in Chicago.
Because politicians such as Rahm, Obama or Bill Clinton rarely send their children to regular public schools, they will never truly do what is necessary to fix our schools.
Could someone please tell me why teacher’s unions blindly support Obama?
If he is not fearful of losing our votes, why would he ever be concerned about truly helping to fix the issues in schools.
( I voted for Obama in 2008. I won’t in 2012. I support unions.)
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