Larry Lee travels the back roads of Alabama and sees the daily miracles in rural schools, where principals, teachers, and communities work together to support their children and their under-resourced public schools. These schools are the anchor of their community.
Lately, Alabama has been besieged by out-of-state organizations who knock Alabama schools, trying to create a demand for privatization.
Larry Lee says don’t buy it. Despite annual cuts, Alabama schools are making steady progress.
In fact, Alabama has a higher graduation rate than Florida, which allegedly is a model.
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Having spent a lot of time in rural public schools, I agree that there are many fine things happening. But haven’t we been told on this list serve to doubt that there are “miracles”?
Who in their right mind would claim that Louisiana has one of the best education systems in the country? Do people ever do research anymore?
KB 1459 only a few of us do real research with documented facts anymore. Most just spout ideology. I have seen this too much already in just the latest DOE OIG report on the total lack of accountability of charter schools and on the “Parent Trigger” laws which everyone talks about and I have and have read for California and Florida. You should never talk about something unless you know the subject. Louisianna is a total joke. Read Krazy Crawfish, he knows and he reads and analyzes. What a breath of fresh air.