Education
The truth — unfortunate or fortunate — is that I read much more explicit, more sexually descriptive texts for school work than Will Clarke’s “How to Kill a Boy That No One Liked” (PDF sample courtesy of Dan Yorke), including, for example, books by Stephen King in which not a few young fellas likely knew…
Cumberland Mayor Daniel McKee is one of Rhode Island’s most vocal advocates warning that shifting tax burdens from one community to another via a “funding formula” cannot produce true education reform and that more creative solutions are required. At home, Mayor McKee looks to be helping practice what he preaches. From Sandy McGee of the…
According to multiple sources, the number one concern expressed by Providence parents at Wedenesday night’s East Side Public Education Coalition/Martin Luther King Parent-Teacher Organization open forum was a need to reform the “bumping” system that requires personnel decisions to be made on the basis of seniority. From Linda Borg of the Projo…The public’s frustration with…
It would seem that Kiersten Marek has misunderstood my impetus for considering private schools for my children. Citing a study by the Center on Education Policy that finds “no evidence that private schools actually increase student performance,” she notes: Over at Anchorrising.com, self-declared union-hater Justin Katz is wondering if he should send his children to…
This official statement from the East Greenwich School Committee has been distributed to the media and updates us on the NEA teachers’ union contract negotiations: The School Committee and the East Greenwich Education Association met last evening for over 5 hours with the assistance of a state appointed mediator. Unfortunately, we were unable to settle…
A leading newspaper had this to say about Rhode Island: “In what can only be described as a phenomenal turnaround story, Rhode Island has gone from being an economic laggard to enjoying the most vibrant economy in the U.S.; its economic renaissance is often compared to that of Ireland, which is now called the ‘Celtic…
Reading Thomas’s comments to my “What Profiteth a Community” post, I thought, at first, that we’d solved one area of disagreement. Consider: Isn’t there a real chicken-and-egg problem here? Justin’s right that, if we don’t have decent jobs in RI, our well-educated children will flee for greener pastures. On the other hand, what potential employers…
Still nothing from the NEA so the “pay cut” analysis hostage day count continues. Day 9 is now history. We eagerly await a response! The offer to post it here on Anchor Rising remains open. Here is our blog post describing how there is NO “pay cut.” It even includes spreadsheets with documentation of data…
Still nothing from the NEA so the “pay cut” analysis hostage day count continues. Day 8 is now history. We eagerly await a response! The offer to post it here on Anchor Rising remains open. Here is our blog post describing how there is NO “pay cut.” It even includes spreadsheets with documentation of data…
Westerly Sun reporter Chris Keegan has answered, via email, my question about the complaint that the NEA’s Peter Gingras filed with the State Labor Relations Board against Bill Felkner. Apparently, Gringas specifically mentioned Felkner’s blog during a phone conversation with Keegan. In other words — although I don’t know whether any penalties exist for doing…
