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UFPJ-DVN Education commentary: October 2014
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Education commentary. Blog was originally devoted to economic effects of Iraq War. All posts by Rich Gardner unless otherwise specified. Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Reforming education a lot harder than it looks. The average person might think: “ Education isn't rocket science. 8221; No, it's a good deal more difficult than that as it involves understanding and working with human beings. Sunday, October 19, 2014. PA Governor adopts educational plan that will hurt students. Tuesday, October 14, 2014.
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UFPJ-DVN Education commentary
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Education commentary. Blog was originally devoted to economic effects of Iraq War. All posts by Rich Gardner unless otherwise specified. Monday, March 23, 2015. Speak Up For Education and Kids. This cartoon disturbingly depicts today's reality, except that it's from a 1933 edition of Progressive Magazine. Who would you substitute for the "false economy" symbolized by the man? Learn more about a central player in the organized effort to dismantle public education, ALEC: http:/. Coalition for Peace Action.
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UFPJ-DVN Education commentary: Money people and management competence
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Education commentary. Blog was originally devoted to economic effects of Iraq War. All posts by Rich Gardner unless otherwise specified. Saturday, March 28, 2015. Money people and management competence. So, a charter school group serves 11,000 students. One of the members of the management group is a hedge fund billionaire. High employee turnover is a strong sign of poor management and this group has so much of it and other problems that the remaining employees want to form a union. Standardized test sco...
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UFPJ-DVN Education commentary: June 2014
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Education commentary. Blog was originally devoted to economic effects of Iraq War. All posts by Rich Gardner unless otherwise specified. Thursday, June 19, 2014. Is education worth spending money on? The fellow who replaced Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), the House Majority Leader (Second in the House after the Speaker) has an, uh, interesting view of education and spending. "My hero Socrates trained in Plato on a rock. How much did that cost? Personally, I read I.F. Stone's “ The Trial of Socrates. UFPJ - Dela...
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UFPJ-DVN Education commentary: December 2013
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Education commentary. Blog was originally devoted to economic effects of Iraq War. All posts by Rich Gardner unless otherwise specified. Friday, December 27, 2013. Bill Keller and understanding the left. One would think that with all of the contacts that one with his experience would have, he'd be able to chat with any number of left-leaning people with strong views on the economy. A piece for Salon.com. Identifies four substantive reforms that don't involve taxes (so that none of them need to involve Co...
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UFPJ-DVN Education commentary: When state budgets are in trouble.
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Education commentary. Blog was originally devoted to economic effects of Iraq War. All posts by Rich Gardner unless otherwise specified. Tuesday, January 27, 2015. When state budgets are in trouble. The economy of Kansas is a disaster because Governor Sam Brownback insists on making tax cuts that, amazingly enough, do NOT pay for themselves! They don't operate according to the theory that says they should be revenue-producers. What to do? Hey, let's just raid our education fund. Coalition for Peace Action.
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UFPJ-DVN Education commentary: February 2015
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Education commentary. Blog was originally devoted to economic effects of Iraq War. All posts by Rich Gardner unless otherwise specified. Friday, February 27, 2015. How to distract the public. Two years ago, the Kansas government had a $700 million budget surplus. Today, that figure has turned into a $279 million deficit and it's expected to be a $900 million deficit by 2019. Why is that. The Kansas Senate has now approved a bill. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Anti-war and progressive groups Blog List.
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UFPJ-DVN Education commentary: January 2015
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Education commentary. Blog was originally devoted to economic effects of Iraq War. All posts by Rich Gardner unless otherwise specified. Tuesday, January 27, 2015. When state budgets are in trouble. The economy of Kansas is a disaster because Governor Sam Brownback insists on making tax cuts that, amazingly enough, do NOT pay for themselves! They don't operate according to the theory that says they should be revenue-producers. What to do? Hey, let's just raid our education fund. Sunday, January 25, 2015.
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UFPJ-DVN Education commentary: How do corporate-private charter schools measure up?
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Education commentary. Blog was originally devoted to economic effects of Iraq War. All posts by Rich Gardner unless otherwise specified. Sunday, March 1, 2015. How do corporate-private charter schools measure up? Poorly. Not only. Do charter schools fail to “. Boost high school graduation rates or pass rates on most Advanced Placement exams. Another. A generally-accepted figure for. All the way to 12. The rate there is about 60%. Who are the people backing charter schools? Chester County Peace Movement.
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UFPJ-DVN Education commentary: Campaign donations to charter schools
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Education commentary. Blog was originally devoted to economic effects of Iraq War. All posts by Rich Gardner unless otherwise specified. Monday, March 30, 2015. Campaign donations to charter schools. Okay, I found two databases with which to look up campaign donations in support of charter schools. The first one has been used to write some pieces on the subject, I used the site Follow The Money. A much more useful site, I ran a query on Campaign Finance Online. Has been $10 million for and $8.3 milli...
