Education Tag

Teachers Need A Teachable Moment About Their Unions

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2010 7 Comments

Another "emergency" and pending "catastrophe" is being used to justify more federal government spending to support unsustainable teachers' union contracts:Education Secretary Arne Duncan says President Obama "absolutely supports" a congressional proposal for $23 billion in emergency education spending in order to stave off teacher layoffs...

Ask Not What Your President Can Do For You

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 01, 2009 9 Comments

The federal Department of Education has released a script for pre-K through 6th grade teachers to use in conjunction with Barack Obama's "historic" nationwide speech to elementary school students on September 8.The script instructs teachers to use the following questions with the students after the...

Jessica Olson for President

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 15, 2009 0 Comments

I mean, for the Everett, Washington, School Board Committee: Enough Already! Let's bring about the return of common sense, transparency and personal accountability to the Everett School Board.I think we need some of that in Washington, D.C., as well. Also, isn't this how Sarah Palin...