We have been concerned with the increasing use of business terms when talking about schools. Schools are very different from most businesses, and we find those hostile to public education use the “business speak” the most. “The marketplace excels in many ways—it keeps capital circulating, it spurs innovation, finds efficiencies,...
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No comments Monthly Archives: October 2015
Hard-to-fill positions extend to elementary level
“After surveying school districts across the state, the Kansas Department of Education reported that secondary English language arts and literature, secondary science, secondary math, elementary classroom teachers and fine arts are the hardest positions to fill this year.” Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article38961978.html...
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“Gov. Sam Brownback and fellow ultraconservatives control the executive and legislative branches, yet Brownback wants the judicial branch as well, to eliminate any possible resistance to his far-right ideological agenda. “Brownback’s recent tactics included threatening to defund the state judiciary in the event of a court ruling against a law...
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No comments Consulting firm track record with schools causes concern
Here’s information on the firm Kansas legislators have hired to look for more “efficiency” in Kansas, including Kansas public education. We are wary that we will see cuts rather than efficiencies. “A & M had a similar charge in 2003 when it was hired to take over management of the...
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