Sun. 06/17/07 04:24 PM
Why not three blogs on education.
1. Higher Education - Give the educated collegiate folks a chance to express their views. Our great State colleges are under economic pressure. Opening up a discussion forum for people to express their creative ideas might be a very good idea.
2. The Detroit Public Education Scene - With hundreds of millions squandered in the State's takeover of the Detroit Schools and the Texas indictment of the current Superintendent, it is clear that the News and the Free Press have more than dropped the ball. $50 million were spent by the Burnley administration on technology with nothing to show for it. A Massachusetts firm called CELT billed huge amounts for "shadow" programs called Learning Synergy (never delivered), Data Warehouse (never functional), .... were these no bid contracts any different from the Texas contracts that the Dallas DA finds interesting?? Why not give the public a chance to compare notes on this subject. The statute of limitation would allow some justice to administered on these matters.
3. No Child Left Behind - This education program has been no more successful than the President's war in Iraq. The need to let local communities drive the demand for quality has been run over by the Feds. Faulty tests... and false standards have made educational management a crooked path. It is time for States and local districts to say enough...
