SLS Project is an info space for courses taught in the Anthropology Dept. at Washington U. in St Louis (Prof. Bret Gustafson). Confronting St. Louis and MO politics has made me a bit outspoken. Opinions are my own, not the university, not the students, not the department. On St. Louis: @slsproject On energy politics: @energy_politics
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
LETTER FROM NATL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOC PRESIDENT TO PRES OBAMA
Some thoughts on the direction of public education in the United States
Sent by Mary Broderick
Sent by Mary Broderick
Thursday, April 26, 2012
FROM ST LOUIS SCHOOLS WATCH: THE AUDIT & OTHER NEWS
By Commonsense Publishing/Susan Turk (sls_watch@yahoo.com)
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
CUNNINGHAM BILL = CAMEL EXCREMENT?
The thrills of political discourse in the Missouri Senate.
http://rturner229.blogspot.com/2012/04/springfield-senator-compares-jane.html
http://rturner229.blogspot.com/2012/04/springfield-senator-compares-jane.html
CONFESSIONS OF A "BAD" TEACHER
Why we should humanize and historicize the current working lives and conditions of public school teachers, instead of being seduced by the facile escape of 'blame the teacher.'
By WILLIAM JOHNSON
Published: March 3, 2012
Until we provide equal educational resources to students and teachers, we can’t say how well or poorly they’re performing.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
APARTHEID EDUCATION IN NEW YORK CITY
On redlining and defacto apartheid education, an issue which also affects St Louis, the Schott Foundation released an analytical report on New York City today.
Apartheid Education in New York City - Democracy and Education - Education Week
and from the Schott Foundation; and the link to the report, here: http://schottfoundation.org/publications-reports/education-redlining
Apartheid Education in New York City - Democracy and Education - Education Week
and from the Schott Foundation; and the link to the report, here: http://schottfoundation.org/publications-reports/education-redlining
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
CONDY RICE ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
http://www.cfr.org/united-states/us-education-reform-national-security/p27618
Among other gems:
Among other gems:
"Human capital will determine power in the current century, and the failure to produce that capital will undermine America's security," the report states. "Large, undereducated swaths of the population damage the ability of the United States to physically defend itself, protect its secure information, conduct diplomacy, and grow its economy."Now poor folks who have been shortchanged on the right to schooling become a national security threat. Another front in the war on the poor?