Was There Any Practical Purpose to USDOE’s Labor Management Conference?
The US Department of Education’s two-day labor-management conference in Denver wrapped up with a conference call featuring Secretary Duncan and others, including Anne Bryant from the national school...
View ArticleHarkin-Enzi: Strike that, Reverse it
Earlier, I praised the Harkin-Enzi ESEA Reauthorization bill’s handling of teacher and principal evaluations, noting that they found a very small middle ground between the Obama administration’s waiver...
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Harkin-Enzi ESEA Reauthorization 2.0
If you haven’t heard, Senators Harkin and Enzi introduced a substitute version of their ESEA Reauthorization bill today. While I’m disheartened and disappointed by these changes, Secretary Duncan...
View ArticleSexual harassment: Schools ‘could and should’ do more to help
Nearly half of 7th- to 12th-graders were sexually harassed in 2010-11, according to a report released this week that sampled almost 2,000 students nationally. The harassment varied from verbal,...
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