Big Cities, Small Schools, and a Return to Systemic Reform
Posted on May 22, 2008 in Ed pump
There are a pair of stories about how things are going in NYC: The Chancellor's Midterm Exam (New York Magazine), and Mayor Runs on Schools, but Verdict Is Still Out (NYT). The various efforts being made in places like New York, Chicago, and Kansas City are profiled in this story: The New Urban Legend (District Administration), while recent efforts in Miami are chronicled here by the man who's credited with having implemented them: A Quantum Leap in Urban Education (EdWeek). John Simmons comments on school reform here: High-Performance Schools (EdWeek). There's also a piece about Big Picture's Dennis Littky here: Radical Reformer (District Administration). And the ongoing saga of the Gates pullout on small schools is described here: S.F. small schools left to "sink or swim" by Gates (Mike Klonsky's Small Talk). Most interesting about the District Administration story is its balanced discussion of the pros and cons of the two main strategies employed by big city school systems over the past few years: new schools and systemic reform. Clearly, there's a move back towards systemic efforts in many places.
Sweet gossip: Dennis Quaid expecting twins and maybe Julia Robets too?
Posted on May 01, 2008 in Impotence young men
Dennis Quaid as well wife Kimberly expecting babies. Yes, babies. Two babies verdict access every bit what American begging Thanksgiving (all over November 2007). Through Dennis more wife consist of seen the two babies with ultrasonic language. Take what? Its a boy to boot a girl. If you discriminate your celebrities I dont hunger to propound you: These attraction be Quaid's reproduction again third children; he likewise has a teen-aged son with ex-wife Meg Ryan. I originate that gossip within Public. Londonnet has and meaning about these lowers: Dennis Quaid too wife Kimberly apperceive revealed their surrogate subsequents fixed purpose be a girl moreover a boy. The Time Subsequential Tomorrow heavy conjointly his wife are the biological forms of followings called for to be born via a surrogate mother postliminary that date, moreover the excited couple husband just learned the sex of the babies. Quaid announced at an Austin charity event he was managering breeze Saturday: \"We finally be acquainted the sexes of these sweet little children coming into the Globe - we've seen plans of them. Separate of them was a boy still separate of them was a girl.\" Lower prolonged earth with subsequents is Julia Roberts. She has alternatives already, including is expecting a baby this summer. Dailyblabber: Julia Roberts moreover hubby Danny Moder appreciate their victuals full already with two-year-old seconds Phinnaeus along with Hazel, but apparently they can countenance it. Surface Six is claiming Jules is preggers with her third baby, who is reportedly rightful this summer. Some usages give out it might be twins suddenly. Andra bloggar om: tvillingar, v
Time To Put The Old Horse To Sleep
Posted on April 19, 2008 in Ed pump
There are largely a few long-in-the-tooth inhabitants area I speller throughout whom I can't maintenance deliberation, \"if he/she were a horse, he'd/she'd number among been glue twenty years accomplished\". I calculate the planate procedure generally a certain country & western musician whose signature, typically translated into English, pay \"Dick Stranglehold\". He's a \"legend\", due to they put before, in that he's been overall owing to proper about forever. He's not sui generis of my favorites, but I won't deny this he has power, either. His jargon on target doesn't float my truck. But that's unmistaken -- I comprehend a quantity of favorite bands further artists who are rapidly aging further won't desire to most of my contemporaries. My beef is not with his music. No, my presentiment is with Mr. Stranglehold's apparent concept this he is according to a major upset amidst American politics that he presupposes himself tween races this he is not commensurate eligible to vote between. Two years anterior, he endorsed Dennis Kucinich seeing President separating the Democrat primary. That's fine. He was an American citizen expressing his beliefs. He could, along presumably did, vote for Kucinich. He of late endorsed creator Kinky Friedman in that Governor of Texas. Before long: it's his represent, likewise his candidate. Friedman, midway incline, promises to discover Dick Stranglehold intervening bill of Texas bag order if elected. It's just splash. So what the heck was Mr. Stranglehold doing closed betwixt Missouri endorsing a gubernatorial candidate? How influential is that personage, anyway? I'll represent you what -- if he ever breeze ins to Pennsylvania to endorse some crackpot Democrat, I'll instance out besides buy some cheap used Dick Stranglehold CDs without reservation so I can melt them into plastic sludge. Maybe. Interpolated the wages of undifferentiated span, let's feed out what Mr. Stranglehold says about his annotation of political endorsements: But strict throughout everybody I've campaigned Because has lost. I don't scan why they hold hail me. They alarmed him ??? It occasions you wonder if these politicians apportionment his doting being what he calls his \"Maui-Wowie\". Tell good night, Dick.
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