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Tag Archives: public schools
The Mixed Public Perceptions of The Experiment
The full report is here [PDF] and not very long…. The first finding is pretty easy—even if you are dogmatically opposed to the privatization of public schools, if the choice is between a “failing” operator and a new one, you’d … Continue reading
Posted in Excerpts/Quotes, N.O. brought to you by G B., NO Schools
Tagged BESE (Board of Elementary and Secondary Education-LA), charter schools, education, New Orleans public schools, new orleans schools, Orleans Parish School Board, public education, public schools, race, Recovery School District, school choice, Scott Cowen Institute for Public School Initiatives
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Cheating Is Not “Rare” and Is Not “just a few bad apples”
The [Washington, DC] Office of the State Superintendent released results Friday from its annual audit of standardized testing in the city. It says “critical violations” of testing integrity were found at seven public schools and four charter schools. Test results … Continue reading
Voucher Stumble
CenLamar: Jindal’s Scheme to Defund Public Schools In Order to Enrich Religious Schools Ruled Unconstitutional Less than 24 hours later, Kelley ruled that Jindal’s voucher program is unconstitutional. Period. I’ve read some commentary that suggests vouchers weren’t “unconstitutional,” only the way … Continue reading
“Charter Schools and the Values of Public Education”—Excerpts
The belief was that creative educators, freed from myriad rules and regulations, would try new things that, if successful, would influence the entire system (3). Charter schools also have a special obligation: to lead in demonstrating innovations in instruction, organization, … Continue reading
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Tagged charter schools, public education, public schools, Ted Sizer
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From the Sunday T-P
Greg Richmond, president of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, a group that has vetted charter school applications for Louisiana, said fewer than 1 percent of the 4,000 charter schools in the country have some kind of selective testing … Continue reading
The Ass Gets Bitten
After the Orleans Parish School System fired/laid off all teachers last year, the new state-run Recovery School District now needs to hire about 500 in the next 6 weeks. Not a single teacher has yet been hired for any of … Continue reading
