Apr 25
Posted 392 days ago by Danny Rosenthal
In a dramatic and potentially groundbreaking move, the federal government has taken on Boeing, one of the largest and most important companies in the United States, for labor law violations.
Apr 4
Posted 413 days ago by Danny Rosenthal
Teachers at a school in D.C. probably cheated on standardized tests. Does that mean that then-Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s education program is fatally flawed and that Rhee has lost her credibility as an advocate for reform? Of course not.
Posted 430 days ago by Danny Rosenthal
Philip Crowley’s recent resignation from his position in the State Department is ironic in light of his statements discussed on this blog in the context of public interesting advising at Harvard. Evidently, Crowley was forced out as government spokesperson as a result of his criticism of the Pentagon’s treatment of Bradley Manning, who was detained for releasing classified material to Wikileaks.
Posted 433 days ago by Danny Rosenthal
The Idaho House overwhelmingly passed a bill this week to require libraries to block patrons from accessing obscene material on the internet. Under the bill, which applies to adult patrons as well as children, each library would develop a “policy of internet safety” to block “visual depictions that are obscene or child pornography.
Posted 434 days ago by Danny Rosenthal
Japan has experienced an enormous tragedy, and I can’t figure out much to say about it other than that I hope the world community does as much as they can to help. Still, though it pales in comparison to the deaths, homelessness, and devastation,one consequence of the problems with Japan’s nuclear plants is that development of nuclear energy in America and around the world will likely slow or grind to a halt. . . .
Mar 14
Posted 434 days ago by Danny Rosenthal
Over the past months, education reformers have heightened their calls for “Last In, First Out” policies to be eliminated. Such policies come into effect when a school district must lay off teachers due to budget shortfall or declining enrollment. The policies require districts to lay off teachers in reverse seniority order, so that the most recently hired teachers are the first to be let go. . . .
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