More “serious people” theater
And in this version, Kevin Huffman even uses the term "serious people" which would make me feel better except the ideas in the Bowles-Simpson proposals are not very serious on the whole.
Fiscal theater
As Ezra Klein pointed out, the fiscal commission has not made any recommendations. Instead, what we have are a set of sometimes-serious, sometimes-blowhard recommendations from the commission's co-chairs. Sensible (or maybe obviously discrediting if otherwise): no call for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which has medical cost-control measures that limits the otherwise-disastrous deficits in […]
The eulogies of Joel Klein are a bit premature
Something about the commentary surrounding Joel Klein's chancellorship of NYC schools struck me as closer to a memorial than a "thank you for the hard work" type of message anyone could expect, especially the overblown claims of dramatic improvements in achievement during the Klein Era. Folks, Klein is quite alive, so you don't need to […]
The pension-plan research I don’t have time to read right now…
The latest Education Finance and Policy issue is currently downloadable (apparently free of charge for the world for now) and all about teacher pensions. I am currently overloaded with prior commitments, so the chance of my reading this in a timely fashion is roughly nil. The questions I'll bring when I do read it: Do the […]
Re-run of Senate Bill 6 in Florida?
The St. Petersburg Times' blog is reporting that the foundation created by Jeb Bush is shopping a draft of a re-run of Senate Bill 6 with regard to teacher provisions.This draft carries over the parts of 2010’s Senate Bill 6 that pertain to teacher evaluation, pay, and employment status. Retained in significant or complete measure: the […]