Comments on: Where Is George Orwell Now That We Need Him?

By: 1984: the perpetual year « Literati in the World

1984: the perpetual year « Literati in the World — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:11:35 +0000

[...] ire of bloggers by creating a Truth Squad to monitor and correct invalid information on blogs. Commentators across the blogosphere began using the term “Ministry of Truth” to describe the new [...]

By: ‘Kette On The DoE And Achievement Gaps | Edwize

‘Kette On The DoE And Achievement Gaps | Edwize — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:43:23 +0000

[...] is keeping the folks at the NYC DoE’s Ministry of Truth working into the wee hours of the morning, with this week’s deconstruction of the [...]

By: Chris Cerf, Sol Stern and Truth | Edwize

Chris Cerf, Sol Stern and Truth | Edwize — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:59:01 +0000

[...] The New York Sun reported, and Leo Casey highlighted in a recent Edwize post, the DoE has created its very own Ministry of Truth. If you’d like to catch a glimpse of its [...]

By: Paul Schickler

Paul Schickler — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:09:19 +0000

The tagline for “The X-Files” was “The truth is out there.” Apparently that’s what the DOE– whose veracity is just about on a par with the X-Files — is worried about. But flogging the blogs and the media in an attempt to squelch the truth is like playing Whack-a-Mole. It just keeps popping up somewhere else. Question: How many DOE flacks does it take to varnish the truth? Answer: More than 14.

By: Education Blogs and the PR Spies Who Love Them at Education for the Aughts - American School Issues and Analysis

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:01:15 +0000

[...] UFT’s Leo “Logical Garbage Plate” Casey, who references Orwell – and apparently means it. [...]