Fordham and history trivia fetish
The Fordham Institute's review of Florida's social-studies standards for history content simultaneously lauds the standards for a generally good outline and then castigates the state for not including more "specifics." Maybe the reviewers at Fordham were unaware that there are only 180 school days in the calendar, and they certainly didn't see the draft with […]
Moody’s warning on Florida state budget
Wow: According to the Orlando Sentinel education blog, Moody’s has just issued a warning on Governor Rick Scott’s budget proposal, saying that if the state budget cuts as deeply into education as proposed by the governor, ratings for individual school districts would drop. That’s an interesting twist on state-local relationships. I have no clue how […]
Overinterpreting the DC arbitrator’s ruling
Andy Rotherham comments on the 2008 DC teacher firings' arbitration decision, and I think that in a way like those who opposed Rhee cheering the ruling, Rotherham overinterprets it as well. Essentially, the arbitrator ruled that the DC Public Schools violated the collective bargaining agreement and the rights of probationary teachers by not presenting teachers with […]
Egypt, interrupted
I have very few words tonight for how things are going in Egypt. From the reports available in the U.S., the hundreds of thousands of protesters have resisted Mubarak's thugs and the temptation to lash out in society-wide violence… thus far. Reporters said the rumors that Mubarak would step down tonight had sustained a jubilant […]
A few million viruses love me today
By Sherman Dorn on February 14, 2011
Third day of nasty head cold. My spouse is being wonderful to me, but this definitely isn't a very romantic environment I'm creating: HOOOOONNNNK!!! I'm not sure if I sound like a parasaurolophus or another hadrosaur, but I don't recommend it as courting behavior for other humans, and probably for no primates. Regular blogging will resume […]
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