This is a very thoughtful post by Leroy Searle. Dr. Searle was responding to a long stream of UW emails about a 5% pay raise the faculty union at Western Washington had negotiated with their administration. Most of thread was woven out of the usual angst about why UW faculty does d not ha[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Public Schools’
July 2nd, 2012 - 10:34 am § in Schools & Colleges, UW
Do the Dems Understand HIGHER Ed is not LOTS OF Ed?
Candidate Answers 36th Legislative District Gael Tarleton by Carl, at HorsesAss Carl’s questions in bold, Gael Tarlton’s answers are below. 1) The state’s paramount duty is education. Do you feel the state is living up to that duty? If not, what needs to happen to live up to it? We are n[...]
June 21st, 2012 - 4:08 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Chaos at Jefferson’s University
Few Americans understand the significance of the University of Virginia to world history. U Va was Thomas Jefferson’s proudest creation, the world’s first PUBLIC university. Moreover, in the tradition of Jefferson, U Va was created as place where ordinary citizens could participate i[...]
June 20th, 2012 - 12:20 pm § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
The “Progressives” act like the Tea Party
By Ryan [email protected] LINK WASHINGTON — In a surprising reversal, Change.org, the progressive online powerhouse that channels grassroots energy into petition-based activism, has dropped two anti-union clients, including Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst, according to multiple[...]
June 13th, 2012 - 11:06 pm § in Politics
Inslee and McKenna take very different positions on higher education
After experiencing THE GRIM, ANTI-ACADEMIC ATMOSPHERE OF THE STATE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, I am becoming utterly confused by the governor’s race. I am very troubled and want to ask myself what Thomas Jefferson would do? Is this another choice between centrist conservatives .. like Washingto[...]
The Inslee McKenna Debate, notes from Spokane
From the Spokesman Review Former Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee declined to promise that he would add a billion dollars in the next two-year budget to improve basic education in a way demanded by the state Supreme Court in a ruling made earlier this year. His opponent, Republican Rob McKenna did,[...]
First District Democrats Require Litmus Test on Charter Schools
Candidate Should Get Out and Stay Out, Democratic Official Says – No Room for Dissent on Charter Schools The Democrats’ 1st District Chair, Nicholas Carlson, has written a letter to Guy Palumbo, a candidate State Senate. Carson tells Palumbo that he can not run as a Democrat because P[...]
May 5th, 2012 - 12:51 am § in Schools & Colleges
Bribes Needed to Get College Education
Photo: Reuters Students of the University of Ibadan check their graduation gowns at their campus in Ibadan, south west Nigeria (2006 file photo). In Nigeria, about a million students pass the college-entrance qualifying exam every year, but most never attend a college class. Nigerian universities [...]
March 25th, 2012 - 7:11 am § in Science
SUNDAY REVELATIONS
Kentucky law requires educators teach “the theory of creation as presented in the Bible” and “read such passages in the Bible as are deemed necessary for instruction on the theory of creation.” The Tennessee House passed a bill earlier this year that describes evolution and g[...]
McKenna’s Education Proposal … Magical Budgeting.
My biggest disappointment is that McKenna has acted more like a promise laden Democrat than like a business promoting Republican. I am disappointed. I had considered voting for McKenna despite the Tea Part albatross he carries. people I trust had told me that McKenna, a UW graduate, had a sincer[...]