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Author Archives: bakeramitchell
Charter schools need to tell taxpayers what they’re getting for their money!
What is the Tax Payer Getting? Much more. “Charter schools need to tell taxpayers what they are getting for their money.” The headline is from the March 24 StarNews editorial. As a founder of local charter schools, I agree 100 … Continue reading
Posted in Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics - NC
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21st Century Globally Competitive – Late to the Party?
Edville, USA – The hue and cry for our schools to produce students who are “21st Century Globally Competitive” now stretches from sea to shining sea across our great nation.
Salaries, salaries, Who’s got the salaries?
Although charter schools are subjected to the same accounting standards and annual auditing that govern traditional schools, they are not required to invade the privacy of their employees by publishing their salaries.
Posted in Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics, Politics - NC
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Grading Children at a Play
Grading Children at a Play (with apologies to Robert Frost) Whose son this is I think I know, His mom is in the lockup, though. She will not see me judging here To watch her boy’s skit win the show.
Posted in Education - K-12, Uncategorized
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Winter Solstice of Frost – The Darkest Evening
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.
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NC Charters Close State’s SAT Gap?
For many years, North Carolina’s public schools have lagged far behind the national average in college-bound SAT scores. Since 1998, however, that gap has steadily shrunk in direct proportion to the number of students enrolled in charter schools. By 2012, … Continue reading
Posted in Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics, Politics - NC, Politics - US
Tagged charter schools
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The enhancing of charter schools
As a longtime supporter of charter schools, I am relieved to watch bi-partisan legislators as they assist this popular and proven system for school improvement and further enhance it as a force for strengthening public education for all children in … Continue reading
Scary Reading in the Washington Post: WaPo as the low-information raconteur
Washington, DC – A chatty little diatribe titled “Scary reading in charter school bill” graced the WaPo on March 28. Confounding misinformation with ignorance in breathtaking fashion, the near-sighted worthy confuses nearly sky-high, out-of-sight accountability with “apparently none.”
Posted in Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics, Politics - NC, Reviews
Tagged charter schools, lap-dog media
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Thomas Jefferson’s Comments On The Lap-Dog Media Producing The Low-Information Citizen: the role of rebellions
Background: After the Declaration of Independence created the 13 independent states, The Articles of Confederation began being drafted shortly afterward in 1776. Finally ratified in 1781, many recognized that the central government was too weak. In 1786, a convention was … Continue reading
Multiple Charter School Authorizers: 10 Reasons Why It’s a Bad Idea
Whenever the topic of charter school policy and legislation comes up, someone always manages to bring up the idea of “Multiple Authorizers.”
Posted in Education - K-12, Politics - NC, Politics - US
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