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Face it: they just don’t trust you….

By Dimsdale / March 5, 2013 /

All this renewed talk about gun control in the wake of the Newtown murders made me realize: the liberals just don’t trust you do to much of anything on your own. Consider, if you will, a few of the liberties the left has tried to, is trying, or has, wrested from you: School choice and/or…

Federal government now must “save” local education

By Steve McGough / May 24, 2010 /

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is asking Congress to put politics and ideology aside – for the good of the children – and come up with $23 billion to save education in America. What did you really expect would happen? The $100 billion in stimulus funding was just the tip of the iceberg.

Obama’s education secretary Duncan may have manipulated student enrollment in Chicago

By Steve McGough / March 23, 2010 /

Arne Duncan – when heading the Chicago public school system – may have placed students in the school of their parents choice after taking calls from powerful business owners and political elites, including congressmen and senators. This special “appeal” process was unknown to the general public.

The “subtle language of racism” in Oregon – Referencing a “sandwich” in school

By Steve McGough / September 11, 2012 /

You see, some kids from different cultures may not eat sandwiches. Kids in the Portland, Ore. elementary school system may eat a torta or pita, and therefore would likely feel left out and discriminated against if a teacher referenced a “sandwich.” The result – of course – is lower grades in math and reading.

Gov. Christie to school administrator … “Let me help you pack”

By Steve McGough / November 14, 2010 /

As school administrator contracts expire in New Jersey, employees will be subject to a salary cap. Of course, if you’re contract is about to expire and you’re making more than the proposed cap, that means a pay cut. To keep the high-paid administrators on staff at the current (or higher) salaries, school boards are suggesting…

What is the Cost of Educating Kids?

By Steve McGough / April 14, 2008 / Comments Off on What is the Cost of Educating Kids?

Quite frequently local municipalities provide data detailing how much money is spent per pupil for budget disclosure. But are the numbers we are provided the real cost of educating kids in the United States? It should be a pretty easy calculation, take the total amount of money spent to run the facility, pay teacher salaries…

Connecticut “loses” again – Race to the Top education grants

By Steve McGough / December 15, 2011 /

When the federal government is handing out funding for programs they never should be funding, there will be winners and there will be losers. Connecticut’s application for $50 million in Department of Education funding was denied again; some other state(s) will be the winners.

Boston students still bussed,, but now it is based on school quality, not race

By Dimsdale / July 29, 2011 /

Have you ever wondered why, despite the claims of knowing what is best for our children and the millions of dollars thrown at the public education system, schools in cities and states exclusively controlled by Democrats aren’t the most wonderful and perfect schools in existence?  Where is the liberal utopia that is promised every election…

Lie to New Jersey Gov. Christie … you goin’ down, down, down

By Steve McGough / August 27, 2010 /

New Jersey Education Commissioner Bret Schundler has been relieved of his duties. Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) made it a point to note Schundler provided the correct budget figures at a “Race to the Top” presentation in Washington D.C. Did anyone have a camera focused on Schundler when Christie made that claim?

You’re seeing more honors graduates the past few years

By Steve McGough / May 7, 2009 /

I noted this phenomenon in 2002 at the graduation of a family member. There seemed to be a high number of students graduating cum laude, magna cum laude and/or summa cum laude. I certainly did not remember such a high percentage of graduates with honors during my stint (late 1980s) in college. Were students getting…