Education Jobs Opportunities in the Global Economy

By Susan Ohanian  

A

Adequate Yearly Progress Authentication Auctioneer

B

Business Roundtable/Broad Foundation Batdung Bagman

C

Charter Schools Cootie Covenant Coach

D

DIBELS Doo-doo Data Depository Debriefer

E

Education Week  Eco-Corporate Evangelist

F

Fordham Foundation Flatulence Fandango Franchiser

G

Global Economy Grammar School Gulag Gaffer

H

Hoover Institution Hubris Hoo-Ha Homeboy

I

IEP Information-Superhighway Iron-on Icon Impresario

J

Juvenile Justice Jingoism Juggler

K

Kindergarten Kangaroo Court Kingpin

L

LearnZillion Legerdemain Litterbox Lieutenant

M

Mayoral Control Manifest Destiny Monopoly Memorabiliast

N

NCLB Numbers Necromancer

O

Online Output Overflow-valve Optimization Occultist

P

Phonemic Awareness  Poppycock Peddler

Q

Quick-and-Dirty-Certification Quagmire Quizmaster

R

Relay Graduate School  Robo-rigor Retrofit Revisionist

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Stand for Schools  Softshoe Systems-theory Shakeout Spook

T

Teacher union Thirty-three-tier taxonomy Triage Trafficker

U

U. S. Department of Education Ultimate Upheaval UnderSecretary

V

Vassal-in-Classroom  Value-added Vivisectionist

W

Workbook-without-borders Wreckage Wholesaler

X

Xenophia Xpert

Y

Yuck-factor Yackety-yak-yak Yield Yeoman

Z

Zone-of-Proximal-Abuse Zapper


Note: This list has been updated since it first appeared in Substance,  April 2006