http://conservablogs.com/joeenge Nevada's Education Watchdog Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:41:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Below is one of the most informative and detailed articles I’ve come across regarding the whole language fiasco. The Weekly Standard’s “Read it and weep” by Charlotte Allen is far too long to print here. Key excerpts include: American young people are also significantly behind their counterparts in other developed and ... http://conservablogs.com/joeenge/2007/07/23/don%e2%80%99t-practice-whole-language-on-my-kids-history-of-the-phonics-vs-whole-language-debate/ I came across this group by way of Mike Antonucci’s Education Intelligence Agency COMMUNIQUÉ. Mike has good stuff. Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) was formed to, as they say below, “press for real education reform” and “we were frightened by our own party’s unwillingness to take on powerful entrenched interests to help ... http://conservablogs.com/joeenge/2007/07/23/you-know-things-are-really-bad-when-the-dems-demand-public-school-reform-democrats-for-education-reform/ The Office of the Attorney General agreed with my concerns as a trustee of the Carson City School District that an agenda item for the district’s January 9, 2007 meeting was vague, too broad, and lacked specificity in violation of the Open Meeting Law (OML). I raised this issue before ... http://conservablogs.com/joeenge/2007/07/18/office-of-the-ag-agrees-carson-city-school-board-agenda-item-would-have-violated-the-open-meeting-law/ Joe Enge to appear on the Heidi Harris Show, KDWN Radio AM 720 Las Vegas Friday morning around 9:30 for the Nevada Policy Research Institute. The topic will be about teacher unrest in Clark County and the Association of American Educators as a real professional alternative to the unions, Clark ... http://conservablogs.com/joeenge/2007/07/12/heidi-harris-show-appearance/ As reported by Samantha Stone with KOH Radio this morning, 2 of the 4 charges Joe Enge with EdWatch Nevada filed against state board member Gary Waters in June of 2006 in trying to implement TeenScreen have been upheld to warrant a formal hearing with the Nevada Commission on Ethics ... http://conservablogs.com/joeenge/2007/07/11/ethics-to-hold-formal-hearing-against-former-state-board-of-education-member-gary-waters/ Nevadans won’t settle for business-as-usual placebos like full-day kindergarten By Joe Enge Published in the July issue of Liberty Watch Magazine In a mad rush to jack up education spending by more than $1 billion during the 2007 legislative session — without any serious and badly needed education reforms involving choice or accountability ... http://conservablogs.com/joeenge/2007/07/10/lesson-in-education/ The peasants are beginning to revolt. By Joe Enge Published by the Nevada Policy Research Institute's E-Bulletin June 29, 2007 Teachers often bemoan the fact that they are neither seen nor treated as true professionals. It is true that teachers are not held in nearly as high a regard in American culture as ... http://conservablogs.com/joeenge/2007/07/10/educational-feudalism/ Published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on July 9 as a letter to the editor. To the editor: Because more and more teachers in Clark County have expressed discontent with their representative unit, the Clark County Education Association, the Teamsters have decided to throw their hat in the ring. But the fact ... http://conservablogs.com/joeenge/2007/07/10/professional-choice/ • What did you think about Chancellor Rogers’s Self-Evaluation? It was superficial, self-serving and Pollyanna-ish. It missed most of the major issues and misrepresented much. • What would you say about the Chancellor’s relationship with the 8 institutions that comprise the system? Chancellor Rogers’ relationship with the eight institutions that comprise the System is ... http://conservablogs.com/joeenge/2007/06/25/regent-knechts-official-evaluation-of-chancellor-jim-rogers/ By Andy Matthews May 18, 2007 Record Courier Nevada's public education system rightly demands that students do their homework, think critically and resist following the crowd in response to peer pressure. Yet sadly, they do not practice what they preach and it is the students and the public who pay the price. The ... http://conservablogs.com/joeenge/2007/05/20/everyone-suffers-when-educrats-dont-do-their-homework/