StickWithANose

De-constructing Libertarianism in one question… Naked Capitalism
How do libertarians propose to respond to the power of large enterprises?
Fiscal Austerity and Third World America… Baseline Scenario
The financial crisis may be behind us, but the link to the likely intense debate this fall regarding fiscal policy is direct — we are told that fiscal austerity [...]

This is what public looting looks like… EdWeek

Questions have been raised about some of the companies chasing the $3.5 billion in Title I School Improvement Grants to target the bottom 5 percent of America’s schools, and now Congress is jumping in the act.
As The New York Times pointed out in a recent story, some [...]

Today’s cheery theme is brought to us by Glenn Greewald… Salon
Does anyone doubt that once a society ceases to be able to afford schools, public transit, paved roads, libraries and street lights — or once it chooses not to be able to afford those things in pursuit of imperial priorities and the maintenance [...]

I un-plugged my consciousness from “the machine” in the wilds of Western Maryland over the weekend… Regular posting will resume tomorrow.
Jim Horn offers a scathing critique of Tennessee’s new academic standards… Schools Matter
What’s Missing from Common Core Standards… Washington Post
Test-publishing industry now defining “Best Practices”… EdWeek
Plagiarism in the internet age… NYT
The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten [...]

Valerie Strauss offers more details on the farce that is Michelle Rhee and IMPACT…
The overall impact of IMPACT is not only unfair but not likely to do the job it is supposed to do: Root out bad teachers. Some great teachers are likely to be tossed out, and others, who know how to [...]

Flawed KIPP Study: Schools Matter
Grading Financial Reform: The Big Picture
Yves Smith wants to reclaim the word ‘Reform’: Naked Capitalism
The Republican strategy appears to be a cynical attempt to totally wreck what remains of the economy with the understanding that the majority will receive the blame: NYT
Beware of Terrorist Babies! Washington Monthly
Our Terrible News Media: Harpers
Our [...]

What passes for educational innovation… Training low income students to fill low income jobs: Tennessean
You know its bad when business-friendly tool Arne Duncan supports cracking down on the predatory practices of for-profit colleges: EdWeek
Speaking of predation… Here is another industry in need of regulation: NYTimes
More trouble for Adrian Fenty… Will D.C. voters call the oligarchs [...]

Emergency education funding faces up-hill battle with hundred’s of thousands of teaching positions on the line. EdWeek
Anne Geiger points us toward a moment of clarity over at the Wall Street Journal. Public Policy Blogger
WalMart teams up with online university… Our race to the bottom continues. NYT
3 Psychological Phases of a Bear Market. The Big Picture
Is [...]

Papers, papers everywhere and no end in sight… I’ll be back when I’ve finished grading exams and submitting grades!