Submitted by arlenegloria on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 01:10
Obama's unfortunate comments on RI teacher firings
By Valerie Strauss - March 1, 2010
I have an uncle who was for years a Chicago public school teacher. Passionate and articulate about his subject, biology, Arnie cared a great deal about whether the kids learned in his class.
But here’s the disturbing thing he recalls about his career: Read more »
Submitted by arlenegloria on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 22:14
"an astonishing, slow-motion about-face"
By SAM DILLON
Diane Ravitch, the education historian who built her intellectual reputation battling progressive educators and served in the first Bush administration’s Education Department, is in the final stages of an astonishing, slow-motion about-face on almost every stand she once took on American schooling. Read more »
Submitted by arlenegloria on Sun, 02/14/2010 - 00:18
Learning Medicine the Cuban Way
The Bay Area is a hub for new doctors who want to practice family medicine and help the poor, yet had to leave the country to learn how to do it.Read more »
Submitted by arlenegloria on Sat, 02/13/2010 - 23:57
Discontented voters could go Green
BY CAROL MARIN Sun-Times Columnist
Happy Valentine's Day to the Illinois Green Party. Their Valentine arrived early in the form of the Feb. 2 primary.
Why? Because the dreadfully low turnout coupled with extremely tight races on both the Democratic and Republican sides suggest that voters might actually be in search of a candidate called "None of the Above." Read more »
As Mayor Richard M. Daley considers auctioning off Chicago's water system in a deal that could fetch upward of $1 billion, water privatizations in other cities are awash in controversy. Read more »
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