School districts are phasing out laptop programs…
NY Times reports that several school districts, after seven years of no measurable progress, are phasing out laptop programs.
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(Note to the Copyright Police: This article is satire, so the use of the names is Fair Use. We only wish that NCLB was as “fair” to our students and teachers.)
If the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) were a cartoon character, what character would it be?
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Pennsylvania Governor, Ed Rendell, is touting a new "Classroom of the Future" initiative.
Great media coverage, "top spin" on the $200 million initiative, but what is the "rest of the story?"
The rest of the story is in the math, or lack of math. The math behind the program needs to be disclosed so that the voting public can evaluate whether this program is viable.
"I’m dreaming of a White Easter, unlike the ones I used to know…"
But, what does this new lyric, destined to become a classic, have to do with education?
The answer, in keeping with the mystery of the holiday is, "Not much and a lot."
The song revision was prompted by a news item where a Rhode Island school district superintendent has renamed the "Easter Bunny."
The lyrics were also prompted by the cold snap that much of our nation experienced this spring (2007).
This is a link to an "oldie but goodie" forum post.
I just found this forum post today, and I hope that you find it by tomorrow.
Link to the No Dentist Left Behind post…
Unfortunately, the allegory may not communicate the analogy with NCLB in a clear enough a fashion to sway the politicians that yank the strings of education.
