The Education Wonks

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80316592009-11-18T18:25:02.380-08:00The Education Wonks<strong>"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings. And why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings."--- Lewis Carroll</strong>EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.comBlogger3212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-57234222479110027792009-11-18T18:09:00.000-08:002009-11-18T18:25:02.563-08:00Militia Madness?

When it comes to rightwing militia movements, some folks make it a family affair.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-53266754551501306072009-11-18T06:42:00.000-08:002009-11-18T06:42:00.101-08:00Why We Have Learned To Hate Citibank!

The other day, we received a letter from Citibank. Their latest missive read, in part, as follows:Dear Ms. Wonk,We are making changes to your account terms.These changes include an increase in the variable APR for purchases to 23.99% and will take effect December 20, 2009.This lastest rate increase comes on top of one that was foisted upon us about six months ago. For years, the interest rate had

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-86581255430326434072009-11-05T06:00:00.000-08:002009-11-05T06:00:03.184-08:00This Is A Tradgedy

Half of all kids in the United States will be on food stamps at one time or another in their young lives: Half of American kids will live in households receiving food stamps before age 20, according to a study reported Monday in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.Although one in five children rely on food stamps for years, many more live in families who turn to food stamps during a

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-66688630830691086112009-11-04T05:00:00.000-08:002009-11-04T20:02:44.576-08:00Obama Takes An EduTrip

And now President Obama is going to Wisconsin, of all places, to talk-up public education. ABC News has the story: Tomorrow, on the anniversary of his election, President Barack Obama heads to Madison, Wisconsin to speak at a local middle school. He’ll address education policy, with a focus on the ‘Race to the Top’ initiative. That $4.35 billion dollar program, funded through the Recovery Act, is

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-19258471925997726582009-11-03T21:25:00.000-08:002009-11-03T21:54:27.532-08:00Attention Pseudo Conservatives

This just in from our Upstate New York Bureau: when, thanks to the interference of outsiders such as Sarah Palin, Fred Thompson, Tim Pawlenty, and Glenn Beck, Republicans fight among themselves, Democrats will take advantage of the opportunity.And who can really blame them?Ed's Note to Cut-and-Run former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin: Since you saw fit to pull the rug out from under a duly

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-57635568773102682022009-11-02T19:37:00.000-08:002009-11-02T19:39:40.186-08:00The Quote Of The Day

"Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success." -Henry FordIndeed.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-47188880324981754372009-11-02T15:21:00.000-08:002009-11-02T15:32:23.664-08:00Note To U.S. Dept. Of Ed: Improve Thyself

Heh.Secretary Arne Duncan of The United States Department of Education says "Colleges of Education must improve for reforms to succeed." U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today called for America’s colleges of education to dramatically change how they prepare the next generation of teachers so that they are ready to prepare their future students for success in college and careers.Noting

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-57918148949255004562009-11-01T06:26:00.000-08:002009-11-01T22:20:41.858-08:00Let Me Guess

A 15-year-old female student leaves a dance at her Richmond, California high school. She apparently drinks some alcohol. Then gets beaten and gang-raped by a bunch of hoods while other students stand-by and do nothing for two hours.Wanna take a guess who ends up being sued for a huge amount of money?Yep. Dollars to donuts that it's going to be the school district that ends-up coughing up the cash

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-45443039820389499702009-10-21T10:02:00.000-07:002009-10-20T22:05:06.650-07:00The Return Of The Prodigal Wonk

Your EdWonk lives.More soon.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-1039120041457392542009-05-21T17:19:00.000-07:002009-05-21T17:28:58.057-07:00Animal Planet: The Monsters Among Us

This creature has confessed to one of most horrific crimes that any person could do: The murder of her own child: A 23-year-old woman suffocated her son and then buried his body beneath the sand of a playground, police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, said Thursday.Police arrested Tiffany Toribio about 4 a.m., just hours after they said they wanted to speak to her about her missing 3-year-old son,

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-18229089670290032012009-05-20T05:15:00.000-07:002009-05-20T06:48:41.041-07:00The Carnival Of Education: Week 224

Welcome to the midway of the 224nd edition of The Carnival of Education.Unless clearly labeled otherwise, all entries this week were submitted by the writers themselves.Folks interested in hosting a future edition of the C.O.E. should please let us know via this email address: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net.Visit the C.O.E.'s early archives here, later archives there, and our latest entries

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-37433120626218115062009-05-04T05:14:00.000-07:002009-05-03T22:18:02.418-07:00The Prodigal Wonk Returns

After a very prolonged absence, we're coming back.Stay tuned to this same Wonk Channel.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-47900551856749904212009-01-13T01:10:00.000-08:002009-01-12T22:30:29.371-08:00Carnival Entries Are Due!

Entries for the 206th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Examiner.com.) are due. Please email them to: ahermitt [at] gmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 12:00 Midnight (Eastern) 9:00 PM (Pacific) Tonight. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-53842631895538057232009-01-06T02:41:00.000-08:002009-01-05T20:48:03.350-08:00What Makes A Good Teacher?

Whether you are an experienced teacher, beginning teacher, or teacher wannabe, teacher Mr. McGuire of The Reading Workshop has a good refresher that one should take a look at.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-79668426434431862842009-01-06T01:20:00.000-08:002009-01-05T20:27:06.732-08:00Get Your Carnival Entries Submitted!

Entries for the 205th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Right Wing Nation.) are due. Please email them to: rightwingprof [at] gmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 5:00 PM (Eastern) 2:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-43269869820628640852009-01-05T20:52:00.000-08:002009-01-05T21:19:50.575-08:00The Daily Gripe

Joanne Jacobs has a list of last year's most overused (read annoying/irritating) words.I heard that.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-20703171070485507492008-12-31T09:37:00.000-08:002008-12-31T09:40:37.358-08:00Let's Carnival!

The 204th edition of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Bellringers) has opened-up its midway!And don't forget to drop-in on the homies over at the 157th version of The Carnival of Homeschooling.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-12845058114402213342008-12-30T01:15:00.000-08:002008-12-30T01:15:00.220-08:00Carnival Submissions Are Due!

Entries for the 204th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Bellringers.) are due. Please email them to: mybellringers [at] gmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 8:00 PM (Eastern) 5:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-15309211605000767592008-12-29T07:30:00.000-08:002008-12-29T09:20:24.987-08:00Wonkitorial: Cutting To The Front Of The Lunch Line

All of her adult life, Caroline Schlossberg Kennedy emphatically stated that she wanted to be a "private" person, and therefore completely out of the public's eye but free to attend countless social events with her pals from New York City's Social Register.But now, JFK's deep-blue-blooded daughter has changed her mind and wants to claim what some would believe to be her rightful inheritance by

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-92106140682143997052008-12-27T01:30:00.000-08:002008-12-26T23:18:31.942-08:00My Goodness

And now it seems as though women aren't supposed to use the "L" Word first.Heh. Are we supposed to teach that in our schools?

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-38767729832103449792008-12-26T17:39:00.000-08:002008-12-26T17:51:35.015-08:00The Carnival of Education: Week 203

Welcome to the midway of the 203rd edition of The Carnival of Education.Unless clearly labeled otherwise, all entries this week were submitted by the writers themselves.Folks interested in hosting a future edition of the C.O.E. should please let us know via this email address: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net.Visit the C.O.E.'s early archives here, later archives there, and our latest entries

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-26614815214278449802008-11-27T06:14:00.000-08:002008-11-26T20:10:17.138-08:00The Carnival Of Education: Week 199

Welcome to the midway of the Thanksgiving Day edition of The Carnival of Education. It also happens to be the 199th roundup.Unless clearly labeled otherwise, all entries this week were submitted by the writers themselves.Folks interested in hosting a future edition of the C.O.E. should please let us know via this email address: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net.Visit the C.O.E.'s early archives

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-27910644423609278422008-09-17T01:03:00.000-07:002008-09-16T21:07:43.281-07:00Let's Carnival!

The 189th edition of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Thomas J. West Music) has opened-up its midway!And don't forget to drop-in on the homies over at The Carnival of Homeschooling.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-35958079314783604122008-09-16T02:15:00.000-07:002008-09-16T05:39:06.658-07:00Stupid Is As Stupid Does: Part 1

This cop just threw away his career in law enforcement over a few breakfast sandwhiches:MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- A Rockaway Township police sergeant's hunger for some breakfast sandwiches has cost him his job.Sgt. Christopher Stahl pleaded guilty Monday to theft for walking out of a Quick Chek store on West Main Street in Rockaway Borough on Dec. 15, 2007 with eight breakfast sandwiches worth $29.45.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-78011494432344196112008-09-16T01:22:00.000-07:002008-09-16T01:22:00.453-07:00Get Your Carnival On!

Entries for the 189th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Thomas J. West Music.) are due. Please email them to: tomwest [at] psualum [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 4:00 PM (Eastern) 1:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL

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