Topic: David Salisbury
Quotes
To listen to IDEA's critics is to be confronted by seemingly inconsistent condemnations
Experts debate fixes to special ed Jul 18, 2002
Deregulation and choice are two sides of the coin of meaningful special education reform
Think tanks wrap-up Jul 10, 2002
Special education in America is now held hostage to a federally mandated dispute resolution model for determining each child's educational program. This model wastes precious educational resources and harms relationships between parents and teachers. Unfortunately, the commission wants to preserve IDEA's basic regulatory structure, a structure that has failed parents and children
Think tanks wrap-up Jul 10, 2002
The president's commission should be applauded for looking seriously at state-based school choice alternatives for special education. However, for school choice to be effective, states need far more regulatory relief than the commission has recommended
Think tanks wrap-up Jul 10, 2002
Teaching and scholarly activity is an individual activity and achievements are made as individuals, not as groups
Study: Profs do better with shorter leash Mar 11, 2002
David Salisbury Franks (1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA – 1793, Philadelphia) was aide-de-camp for General Benedict Arnold during the American War of Independence.
He was living in Quebec with his parents when the American Revolution broke out. According to the late historian Jacob Rader Marcus, because Franks publicly defended the right of a protester to compare King George III of England to the Pope and call him a fool, Franks was jailed and held for 16 days. The experience converted him to the colonists' cause and, when an army led by Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery invaded Canada in 1775, Franks joined the American forces. He was appointed paymaster of the Continental Army in Quebec and apparently expended his own funds to pay the salaries of the American volunteers. Franks was promoted major and was assigned as Arnold's aide-de-camp.
On the failure of the American campaign in Canada, Franks withdrew in July 1776 to Philadelphia, where he joined the Continental Army and served until October 1777. Because he spoke French, Franks was then assigned as liaison officer to the Comte d'Estaing, commander of the French naval forces fighting on the American side.
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