Posted by: preaprez on: May 1, 2008
We knew the deal was crooked. But now the long awaited study demonstrates that the centerpiece of the Bush Department of Ed’s reading program, Reading First, is a worthless piece of junk.
EdWeek:
The $1 billion-a-year Reading First program has had no measurable effect on students’ reading comprehension, on average, although participating schools are spending significantly more [...]
Posted by: preaprez on: May 1, 2008
Park Ridge parents and teachers meet with the state senator.
It was a beautiful day in Springfield yesterday. The IEA reports about a thousand of us hit the corridors of the state capitol to lobby legislators for fair and increased school funding.
Our local state rep, Rosemary Mulligan, had no time to talk to us. The last [...]
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