Wednesday, April 14, 2010

First Sunday News Tidbits - Wed. 14 April

A. Outstanding Diaries on Seattle Public Schools community blog about those groups pushing education "reform" in Seattle. (The League of Eduction Voters, The Alliance For Education, ... )

MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010
Here's a Fun Event but I Wasn't Invited, Were You?
http://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2010/04/heres-fun-event-but-i-wasnt-invited.html


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010
The Good and the Bad of Education Reform
http://saveseattleschools.blogspot.com/2010/04/good-and-bad-of-education-reform.html

B. An informational diary on dailykos.com about what the Florida teachers are doing about some merit-pay-based-on-test-score legislation which has passed the Florida House and Senate.

This is getting crazy good: Tea Party supports Florida teachers, Newt Gingrich does not.
by Rian Fike


Wed Apr 14, 2010 at 07:20:32 AM PDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/4/14/92840/7042

C. A Washington Post Article from this week. Congress might send money for state and local school budgets to soften layoffs, instead of sending money to AHIP & Wall Street to fund theft which has been legalized.

Sen. Harkin proposes $23 billion bailout for schools
By Nick Anderson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 14, 2010; 4:55 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/14/AR2010041402043.html