Five Interesting Reads (orig. 4/18/2011)

Here are a few interesting reads:

1) Tired of hearing about Michelle Rhee and the "Washington Miracle?" Me too. Check this out

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/04/06/michelle_rhee_lyons/index.html

2) It's been a bad month for the corporate education reformers

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sue-peters/a-bad-month-for-corporate_b_848989.html

3) Michigan's New Motto: Blame it on the Teachers!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-j-demas/michigans-new-motto-blame_b_848131.html?ir=Education

4) Less testing and respect for teacher helps Finland become a worldwide education leader.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2062419-1,00.html

5) "In Michigan, Gov. Rick Snyder has proposed cutting corporate taxes by $1.8 billion, or 86 percent. At the same time, he's cutting funding for public education. The one tax loophole he wants to close isn't for corporations: It's a tax break for the working poor. And in doing so, he will push 14,000 Michigan kids into poverty."  Some interesting numbers from Randi Weingarten, AFT president

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randi-weingarten/the-taxing-issue-of-share_b_849906.html