Mike Deshotels of Louisiana has figured out how the scheme works.
Create a program that rates all schools by a standard that assures that half will be above the standard and half will be below.
Of course, schools that enroll affluent students will appear largely in the top half, and schools that enroll poor students will rank largely in the bottom half.
Declare those in the bottom half to be failing schools.
Privatize those schools.
Start over.
Reblogged this on Transparent Christina.
It’s like in the Olympics, setting the bar for the high-jump above the worlds record, and then labeling everyone a failure who can’t make it over. In real life we call those people medal winners.
Mike always has a good perspective on situations. Thanks, Diane, for using his blog as a focus on yours.
Just got this article via email from Dr. Barbara Forrest, of the Louisiana Coalition for Science http://lasciencecoalition.org/
She is an awesome advocate for science education in Louisiana. Bobby Jindal’s Science Problem. Romney’s education surrogate promotes creationist nonsense in schools. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/07/bobby_jindal_possible_vice_presidential_pick_but_has_a_creationism_problem_.single.html