Is Louisiana Superintendent John White Doing a Good Job?

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1. Donna says:

   June 8, 2014 at 5:20 pm

   Well, I particularly love this anti-union, anti-teacher quote in the article, which is particularly ironic considering how after Katrina, the new regime came in and fired the union teachers and replaced the majority with tfa turds:

   But grisgras posted: “He’s doing a great job. Only the lazy freeloading union sympathizers who couldn’t get a job without the union are complaining.”

   The tfa-ers couldn’t get a job without the special legislation and back-door deals going on.

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   • Chiara Duggan says:

     June 8, 2014 at 6:24 pm

     Ah, yes, those extraordinarily powerful middle class union members, who have so much clout and influence.

     This is from 2011:

     “Board member Louella Givens also said she received a message from Duncan, an appointee of President Barack Obama, wanting to talk about White but hasn’t returned the call.

     Duncan’s office didn’t immediately respond to calls for comment Wednesday. But a Jindal spokesman said the Republican governor’s administration asked Duncan to call BESE members about White’s credentials.

     “Secretary Duncan has good things to say about John White. He offered to help, and we asked him to let BESE members know. We appreciate his interest in supporting our ongoing reform efforts,” Jindal press secretary Kyle Plotkin wrote in an e-mail.

     Jindal’s proposal for White to run the RSD and be interim superintendent has divided the 11 board members who will choose the superintendent. Johnson and Givens, along with others, oppose hiring White as interim superintendent. It takes eight votes on the 11-member board to hire a superintendent.

     White, 35, came to the RSD job earlier this month to manage failing public schools taken over by the state, mostly in New Orleans. He was a former deputy superintendent of New York City schools and former executive director of Teach For America in Chicago. He taught high school English in Newark, N.J., and Chicago for the organization. He has never run a school district.

     After White’s RSD hiring was announced, Duncan called White a passionate and committed education leader. He said he’d worked with White in Chicago, and he said New Orleans was lucky to have him.”

     When will middle class teachers release this country from their iron grip? Why, the President and the Governor barely stand a chance!

     http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2011/05/education_secretary_arne_dunca.html

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2. Bob Shepherd says:

   June 8, 2014 at 10:01 pm

   I read the title of this post and could hardly stop laughing.

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3. Ohio Algebra II teacher says:

   June 8, 2014 at 10:52 pm

   This paper typically supports White, Roemer, and the CCSS. Interesting that they put this up for a vote.

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   • Candyce Watsey says:

     June 9, 2014 at 10:06 am

     Life is always interesting here in Louisiana. I, too, wondered about the timing of this poll, given the Times Pick-on-You’s usual slant. The current results of this poll are painting an accurate picture of Mr. White’s perceived job performance. In this case, I truly feel that perception is reality. And a sad reality it is for our state. But our governor is dropping remarks about delivering us from the CC$$/PARCC quagmire, so there’s that.

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4. Debbie Sachs says:

   June 30, 2014 at 2:21 am

   Cleaning Up John White’s Mess

   and if you think this could not get any worse – check this out:

   Further Investigations of LDOE and John White are Warranted and Long Overdue

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