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If Gov. Walker Thinks Wisconsin's Illinois, Dream On

Jacqueline Edelberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Wisconsin Union Bill, Achievement Gap, Race to the Top, Scott Walker Wisconsin Union Bill, Public School Teachers, Teacher's Union, Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Bill, Wisconsin Anti-Union Bill Passes, Waiting for Superman, Performance Counts, Scott Walker, Nettelhorst, Wisconsin Worker Rights Bill, Eric Hanushek, Education Reform, Wisconsin Anti-Union Bill, Wisconsin Protests, Education News
Jacqueline Edelberg

The question still remains: In what backwards universe could adults allow this deplorable situation to fester?

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How to Be Taken Seriously as a Reformer (Don't Be an Educator)

Gregory Michie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Tenure, Teachers, Arne Duncan, President Obama, Performance Counts, Teacher Unions, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Obama, Education Reform, Chicago Teachers Union, Arne Duncan Education Secretary, Jeb Bush, Eli Broad, Education News
Gregory Michie

If you really want to understand what's going on in them and the direction we need to be headed, don't ask Bill Gates or the Business Roundtable. Ask a teacher.

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Great Teaching: Not Just a Good Idea, It's the Law (Almost)

Jacqueline Edelberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Waiting for Superman, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Nettelhorst, Performance Counts, Achievement Gap, Education Reform, Eric Hanushek, Teachers' Union, Race to the Top, Public School Teachers, Education News
Jacqueline Edelberg

Imagine running a business with tenured employees who only need to demonstrate "competence." What would your workplace climate feel like? What kind of product would you produce?

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