Choosing Democracy

This blog is no longer connected to Sacramento Connect, the blog roll of the Sacramento Bee.  Here is an explanation of why. I attended an i...

   Charter Schools .   Charters   are   usually public schools using public money   but without the direct over sight of school districts...

       Rethinking Schools has launched a new project, “ NOT Waiting for Superman .” We could use your help and invite your participation....

Dana Goldstein | September 23, 2010 Here's what you see in  Waiting for Superman , the new documentary that celebrates the charter schoo...

The financial crisis is not over although it has been moved off of the front pages of many papers.   On Thursday, September 23, 2010, the...

I post this piece from the Washington Post because the approach pushed by Michele Rhee, and featured in the new film "Waiting for Super...

I haven't seen the film yet.  Here is a critical review. An Inconvenient Superman: Davis Guggenheim's New Film Hijacks School Ref...

  Go Figure - Whitman’s Plan For Education Doesn’t Add Up… CTA’s  new TV ad calls out gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman’s plan  that could...

Update on Education Jobs Money Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urging governors to act quickly and submit their state applications for t...

HUGE news:  President Obama just appointed populist hero Elizabeth Warren to establish and lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau!! ...

Tonight NBC news with Bryan Williams advanced a  controversial opinion as fact tonight. Bryan Williams described Michele Rhee as a leading ...

This ad has been pulled by Comcast. The Whitman campaign objected. The   California  Teachers Association   added the word "could...

Two weeks ago in a dispute over California legislation, Sacramento Bee writers claimed that the defeat of SB 1285     was a defeat for ...

Today’s press  reports  gives API scores for   the state and local schools.   Here is some important information.   State averages mean l...

What Passes for School Reform: "Value-Added" Teacher Evaluation and Other Absurdities  - Alfie Kohn  The less people know about t...

Things Could Be Worse By  PAUL KRUGMAN TOKYO. from the N.Y. Times  “Japan’s problems now are the same as they were in the 1990s, when you...

The morning Bee has a frustrating report by Diane Lambert on B1 which says that  some area school districts are considering using their ...