What Drives Education Reform?
There is an argument that education reform is driven by the 5 percent of the schools with the greatest challenges and not the 95 percent of the other schools that are relatively successful.
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A Critic of Online Classes
How do you feel about the quality of online classes? Are they the same as a traditional school?
Virginia Teacher Falsely Accused
A Virginia teacher was the victim of false accusations and he has struggled to get his life back on track.
How Scott Walker's Privatization Hurt Milwaukee
Scott Walker Fired 76 workers and privatized their positions.
He claimed it would save $400,000. It didn't work out that way.
Florida's Teacher Salaries Headed to 47th in Nation
Florida's teacher salaries are ranked 37th and headed for 47th in the United States.
Florida's average teacher salary last year was $46,708.
The national average was $55,202.
NPR on the Koch Brothers
The Koch Brothers have spent $100 Million over 30 years in politics....
Are Public Employees Like Teachers OVERpaid?
There are a lot of myths in the world. One of them is that public employees are overpaid. This article debunks that myth.
Bill Gates Out to Lower Teacher Salaries
Bill Gates compared paying teachers more money for their experience to paying someone who mows lawns more money for their experience.
More Doubts About Michelle Rhee
Rather than listen to veteran teachers, the majority party is listening to someone who wasn't in a classroom long enough to get a Professional Services Contract.
This article reviews claims that Rhee made about her student's learning gains.
Personal Fitness BEFORE Reading and Math Increases Learning
This is an amazing story from Illinois about how a challenging workout before reading and math classes has increased student learning.