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Monday, September 23, 2013

9-23-13 Jersey Jazzman

Jersey Jazzman:




The Continuing Problem Of the Wealthy, Reformy "Liberal"
Let's get back to America's Worst Congressman™, Jared Polis of Colorado: Don't bother trying to find this tweet: it's long gone. Funny how these things happen... But intemperate behavior seems to be Polis's m.o.; here's Diane Ravitch herself: In a series of Twitter posts last night, Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado called me “an evil woman.” He said that my ideas were harming public edu
  
9-21-13 Jersey Jazzman
Jersey Jazzman: They Only Win When You Give UpThis is depressing: When it came time yesterday for the question-and-answer session at state Education Commissioner Chris Cerf’s now-annual convocation with school superintendents, there was an awkward moment: nobody stepped to the microphone. “Oh, I know you have questions,” Cerf said wryly, aware of the challenges facing school leaders and their dist