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The Daily Report Card: ‘I Hate Having Tenure,’ And Other Stories

    “I want to be evaluated — and in a genuine way, not like last year when my AP popped in for twenty minutes…”
    —A high school English teacher at Driving Barefoot

    Tenure – Driving Barefoot From a teacher… (drivingbarefoot.tumblr.com)

    Not everyone is sold on proposed Indiana school grading changes – School Matters Also, Steve Hinnefeld writes what one small school district leader said about state superintendent Tony Bennett. (inschoolmatters.wordpress.com)

    Twist the Barrel: Opposing ALEC’s Parent Trigger in Indiana – The Common Errant “If this bill passes, many more Indiana public schools will be privatized, teachers will be fired, and children will suffer at the hands of private companies.” (btownerrant.com)

    Indiana State studying issue of ‘credit creep’ – Terre Haute Tribune Star “Under House Bill 1220, the state’s public higher education institutions would have to justify any associate degree more than 60 hours or baccalaureate program more than 120 hours.” (tribstar.com)

    Teachers in Bankrupt Pennsylvania School District Pledge to Work for Free – GOOD That’s dedication, people. (good.is)

    Do College Grads Earn Less Now Than 40 Years Ago? – Economix After adjusting for inflation, the typical male college graduate earned about 12 percent less in 2009 than his counterpart did in 1969. Sounds pretty bad, right? (economix.blogs.nytimes.com)

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