EducationOn schools, Gov. Brown chooses ‘subsidiarity’ over realityWednesday, May 15th, 2013 May 15, 2013 By Chris Reed Has Gov. Jerry Brown simply not been reading the newspaper for 40 years? Does he not see all the wars that the CTA and CFT fight on behalf of their members? Is he unaware of ACLU lawsuits targeting school districts for policies that help unions but hurt minority stud... The awful behavior that CTA’s affiliate enabled in LAUSDMonday, May 13th, 2013 May 13, 2013 By Chris Reed I have frequently referred to the Mark Berndt/Miramonte Elementary School case while blogging, including just yesterday. Los Angeles Unified officials concluded protections for teachers were so strong that it couldn't get rid of Berndt without first paying him $40,00... CA public sector: Laws? We don’t need no stinking lawsSunday, May 12th, 2013 May 12, 2013 By Chris Reed In the private sector, there are all kinds of laws that govern employment, conduct, conflict of interest and appropriate use of shareholder funds. They may not always be enforced, but in the best-run companies, they are usually taken seriously. In the public secto... Two wings of CTA have low opinion of much bigger wingFriday, May 10th, 2013May 10, 2013 By Chris Reed If you think the California Teachers Association is the biggest villain in state politics -- and you should, you should -- then you'll enjoy the Golden State implications of this national survey. This is from the Long Beach Press-Telegram: "Yes, they're ready. No, t... Senate pushing nutty new school-finance schemeMonday, April 29th, 2013April 29, 2013 By John Seiler The state supposedly "balanced" its budget only with the Prop. 30 tax increase. Three California cities declared bankruptcy last year. Businesses keep streaming out to greener pastures. So what does the California Legislature do? Road trip! Steven Greenhut writ... Real school reform: homeschoolingSunday, April 28th, 2013April 28, 2013 By John Seiler Public schools are a disaster, especially in California. Plummeting test scores, not enough kids going into math and science so we have to import workers in those areas, rising costs, violence, gangs, bullying, exploding pensions busting budgets. But here's an ... No CA university among those with worst graduation recordsSunday, April 21st, 2013April 21, 2013 By John Seiler Although we often criticize California government here at CalWatchDog.com, we also like to highlight the occasional good news. I just found something that's worth mentioning, although a few months old. The Fiscal Times lists the 11 American public universities ... CA social engineers: Gov’t should parent ‘disadvantaged’ kidsThursday, April 18th, 2013 April 18, 2013 By Chris Reed The recent flap over an MSNBC promo in which commentator Melissa Harris-Perry declared that Americans "have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents or kids belong to their families, and recognize that kids belong to their commu... State schools chief: President Obama is a corporate stoogeMonday, April 15th, 2013 April 15, 2013 By Chris Reed UC Berkeley linguistics professor George Lakoff's blueprint for Democrats from a decade ago continues to reverberate. Lakoff stressed the emphasis of framing issues with the proper language and spoke of the power of metaphors. And so now we always hear government s... |