Saturday, November 5, 2011

"Westinghouse a study in disorganization"

From the PG:

http://m.post-gazette.com/local/neighborhoods-city/westinghouse-high-a-study-in-disorganization-1187818?p=0

6 comments:

Langley parent said...

Dare we hope that this means the Post-Gazette had awoken from it's slumber?

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know when- or if- this is going to, or has appeared in the p-g? I guess I was hoping for something other than bonuses

Anonymous said...

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2098577,00.html

When Will We Learn?
By Fareed Zakaria Monday, Nov. 14, 201

"We've been talking about America's education decline for three decades now, so much so that we are numbed by the discussion. But the consequences of that crisis are only just becoming fully apparent. As American education has collapsed, the median wages of the American worker have stagnated, and social mobility--the beating heart of the American dream--has slowed to a standstill. Education is and always has been the fastest way up the socioeconomic ladder. And the payoff from a good education remains evident even in this weak recovery. The unemployment rate for college graduates is just 4%, but for high school dropouts it is 14%. If you drop out of high school--and the U.S. has a 25% dropout rate--you will have a depressed standard of living for the rest of your life.
The need for better education for most Americans has never been more urgent. While we have been sleeping, the rest of the world has been upgrading its skills. Countries in Europe and Asia have worked hard to increase their college-graduation rates, while the U.S.'s--once the world's highest--has flatlined."

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2098577,00.html#ixzz1d3w28LqO

Anonymous said...

Where is the accountability of Lane and her cohorts? Their need to be some resignations or firings.

Questioner said...

Tribune article on new principal:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_766251.html

Anonymous said...

What will the archivist have to say about how these PELAs worked out?