Sen. Rand Paul: Slow Down Education Reform

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Sen. Rand Paul: Slow Down Education Reform Letters and amendments are flying on the eve of the first markup of a comprehensive rewrite of the No Child Left Behind law, providing a glimpse into the sausage factory that produces federal policy for America's schools and teachers. Senate Votes To Save Potatoes In Schools Mom Killed Directing School Bus Post-Columbine School Discipline Changes Move Forward In Colo. A Recipe For Disaster: 'Drunkorexia' Hits Students Bob McDonnell's Ed Dept. Admits Obama's Policies Saved Or Created 7,715 Teacher Jobs BLOG POSTS Tim Querengesser: Arctic Fighter Jets? Yes! Universities? No. We will gladly spend $9 billion on F-35 fighter jets, ostensibly to help patrol our Arctic airspace and keep it Russian-free. What we will not do is spend real money on higher education for people in the North. For instance, the Canadian government quietly slashed funding for the University of the Arctic. Christopher Emdin: 5 Reasons Why Current Anti-Bullying Initiatives Don't Work In order to truly address the bullying problem, we must accept that the central reason why bullying continues to be so prevalent among our youth is because of the ineffective attempts to combat the problem by adults. Charles Kerchner: Bringing a Third Chair to the Bargaining Table Monday's editions of the LA Times, Daily News and La Opinion carried an ad from a coalition of civic and community organizations aimed at influencing the negotiations between the LA Unified School District and its teachers. Judy Shapiro: How Does a Small Classroom Garden Become Part of a Big Solution Sometimes it's the small things, like growing our own food that can make a big difference. Sometimes, big changes start from the ground up. David Kirp: The Public Equivalent of Love We need a sea change in how we think about all children -- a kids-first approach. The guiding principle is as simple, and as powerful, as the Golden Rule;: Every child deserves what's good enough for a child you love.

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