The legislature in Louisiana is turning a cold shoulder to Governor Bobby Jindal’s plans to demoralize teachers and dismantle public education. The bills that sailed through last year, when Jindal was riding high, are in trouble now.
Only Stand for Children, once thought of as a civil rights group, insists on firing teachers faster and somehow finding great teachers to replace them .
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When you read this article look at the comments underneath! Wow!! Someone is really sticking it to the reformers. It is a great display showing what a farce the RSD turned out to be. I guess the people are finally figuring out the truth.
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How about this one:
2) Comment by teacherguy – 04/29/2013
Link seems dead…here is an excerpt… Recovery School District: • Neeta Boddapati—Administrator, Other Pupil: $95,000; • Clara Bradford—Clerical Other Special Programs: $95,000; • Ronald Bordelon—Administrator, Chief Officers: $150,000; • Edwin Compass—Director: $125,000; • Nicole Diamantes—Administrator, Other Special Programs: $105,000; • Patrick Dobard—RSD Superintendent: $225,000; • Gabriela Fighetti—Administrator, Regular Programs: $117,000; • James Ford—Administrative Superintendent: $145,000; • Lona Hankins—Director: $131,000; • Helen Molpus—Administrative Chief, Officers: $115,000; • Dana Peterson—Administrative Superintendent: $125,000; Bear in mind that even with all the high salaries and impressive sounding titles that go with them, the RSD has an abysmal record: • All 15 direct-run RSD schools were assigned a letter grade of “D” or “F.” compared to only one of the five (20 percent) Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) direct-run schools. • Of the 42 charter RSD schools, 33 (79 percent) received a “D” or “F” compared to none of the 11 charter schools run by the OPSB. • Of the 5422 students attending direct-run RSD schools, 100 percent received a “D” or “F.” • Of the RSD students attending charter schools, 15,040 (76 percent) attend schools with grades of “D” or “F.” DOE—State Activities: • Erin Bendily—Deputy Superintendent: $140,000; • Nicholas Bolt—Fellow: $105,000; • James Bowman—Director: $148,000; • Kenneth Bradford—Director: $110,000; • Hannah Dietsch—Assistant Superintendent: $130,000; • Howard Drake—Liaison Officer: $160,000; • Joan Hunt—Executive Counsel: $125,000; • Gary Jones—Executive Officer: $145,000; • Kerry Laster—Executive Officer: $155,000; • David “Lefty” Lefkowith—Director: $146,000; • Kunjan Narechania—Chief of Staff: $145,000; • Stephen Osborn—Assistant Superintendent: $125,000; • Elizabeth Scioneaux—Deputy Superintendent: $132,800; • Jill Slack—Director: $124,000; • Gayle Sloan—Liaison Officer: $160,000; • Melissa Stilley—Liaison Officer: $135,000; • Francis Touchet—Liaison Officer: $130,000; • John White—Superintendent: $275,000; • Heather Cope—Director: $125,000. If John White sincerely wished to save $3.4 million, he could probably do with fewer liaison officers, directors and “fellows,” whatever that is.
Who was it who uttered the words, “gravy train”? Someone named Michelle something.
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As I tell you FEAR of not being reelected is a powerful tool. Looks like it worked pretty fast there in Louisiana. This the hard cold facts of politics. Notice how fast the supporters ran for the hills. Keep it up Louisiana. The French have it down. They have since the revolution kept the politicians afraid of them not the other way around like here. I guess that guillotine worked on the elite.
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