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Category Archives: Education – K-12
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.
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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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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.”
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An Armed Deputy in Every School: At What Cost?
Zero cost. After thirty years as an entrepreneur, I have been a Trustee and administrator at two public K-8 charter schools for the past twelve years. I have worked with annual budgets as these schools grew from 53 students to … Continue reading
Instructional Evaluation: Assessing Growth for Teachers/Grades/Schools
Background: When comparing schools or classrooms or curricula, evaluators have been faced historically with a choice of one or two measures of growth such as average growth per student and ratio of students achieving positive growth; or they have faced … Continue reading
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NC DPI says, “READ THIS FIRST.”
DPI warns the reader: “READ THIS FIRST: In order to understand the charts, it is important that you first read the following information.” And I feel obligated to warn the reader that: THE CHARTS ARE TOTAL, UTTER, USELESS NONSENSE!
“When Caution Trumps Courage, Kids Lose!” (1, Arne Duncan)
The early 1990’s saw the beginning of charter schools that were intended to innovate and address unique local needs in the K-12 schools. Charter schools were allowed to operate without the many stifling regulations imposed on traditional schools by the … Continue reading
SB-724 Edition 2: A slightly improved act to improve…
Maybe letters to your legislator do matter! Or maybe it was a coincidence.