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Pennsylvania

iemitsu

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1. we need to put the brakes on school reform

Reply to JPZenger (Original post)

Mon Oct 1, 2012, 08:50 AM

Oct 2012

before it destroys the most important leveling institution we have in this country.
it is not just republicans and corporatists who are pushing this destruction but the obama administration too.
the whitehouse needs to stop the process.

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PA. says 600 more schools failed because of less cheating by teachers, not loss of 14,000 teachers [View all] JPZenger Oct 2012 OP

we need to put the brakes on school reform iemitsu Oct 2012 #1

Tom Corebutt is the worst thing to happen to PA and public education... strongermessage Oct 2012 #2

A couple of schools here "failed", one is my district. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #3

its pathetic. iemitsu Oct 2012 #4

Hopefully, by then, those private schools Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #5

The cyber charters are already failing JPZenger Oct 2012 #6

Do the charters and cybers have to meet requirements Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #7

nationally charters are doing about the same as regular public schools. iemitsu Oct 2012 #8

Thanks for the very informative post. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #9

it seems easy to you and me. i'm old you your name suggests you might not be young. iemitsu Oct 2012 #10

You are right. I am not one of the young ones. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #11

its hard to tell where it will end. iemitsu Oct 2012 #12