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I Thought a Think
http://ithoughtathink.blogspot.com
Teaching is a new adventure every day; this blog is a chronicle of the life.
- Added on: Sep 23rd, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Ryan Grant
- Listed in: Education Career & Jobs
- Tags: education children kids teaching learning washington
Recent Posts
On the State Taking Over Failing Schools
One of the "assurances" required from states looking to participate in the Race to the Top moneygrab is that the state be allowed to take over persistently failing schools. You can read thoughts from the Partnership for Learning here and the League ...
Washington Education Week #3: Thanksgiving Turkeys Edition
The Race to the Top: With the lull between budget announcements and Legislative Assembly Days, most of the blog chatter this past week has been looking at how Washington State measures up in the federal Dash for the Cash Race to the Top grant progra...
There Is No Free Money
Good article in the Spokesman Review today (link to come when I can find one) about Idaho's application for Race to the Top. Money quotes:The grant application is due Jan. 19, and Idaho's proposal will include a plan to lift the cap on charter schoo...
Overstating the Case
From the Wall Street Journal, regarding new grants that the Ford Foundation is giving out:The fact that Ford is supporting the unions—the biggest barrier to school reform in America—is no surprise.I chuckle at this only because of how asinine it ...
More on the Overturn of the Federal Way Lawsuit
A great overview from the Northwest Education Law Center, here.Statements from Republican Representatives Skip Priest and Glen Anderson.I'm a little surprised at the lack of reaction from House Democrats. Their RSS feed in Google Reader hasn't blink...
WEWee #2: The End of Education Edition
It was a week full of downs, and then more downs, and then a big, big down, and then more going down.Item 1--The State Budget: This is going to be one of the biggest, bloodiest legislative messes any of us have ever seen or should ever hope to see i...
