Barack Obama and the Destruction of American Public Education

You may remember Bill Ayers for the whole “Barack Obama pals around with terrorists” bit that the McCain/Palin ticket played during the 2008 election.  Bill Ayers is actually a Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  Last week he eloquently penned a letter to President Obama, calling out …

A Whole Lotta Rhee

If you are into hating on Michelle Rhee (and really who isn’t?!) you should find plenty of interesting reading in the links below… Jersey Jazzman with Democrats Wake Up About Rhee. Reality-Based Educator, who never holds back, with Frontline Presents Evidence of Test-Tampering Under Michelle Rhee. Jersey Jazzman with Rhee Enters Panic Mode. Hero of …

Contract Approved

At last night’s regularly scheduled BOE meeting, the Comsewogue School District’s BOE voted unanimously to approve the new contract with the PJSTA.

Yes, we still have school on Friday

33 schools in Michigan will be closed tomorrow, due to the impending end of the world.  Comsewogue will be open.  Enjoy your vacation everyone!

Wednesday Link Around

A few links to keep you busy the week before the holidays (because I know you weren’t busy already)… Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post reports that NY State test scores are expected to plummet this year.  Reality-based educator notes, “As Rick Hess noted in this blog post, proponents of Common Core have deliberately raised the …