Mike Klonsky: BREAKING NEWS: Rich Schools Get High Grades, Poor School Districts Fail

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1. 2old2teach says:

   January 5, 2017 at 11:54 pm

   Mike is great at pointing out that the emperor has no clothes, and neither do his minions.

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2. Karen Rosenkilde-Bayne says:

   January 6, 2017 at 1:26 am

   Amen to Mike’s post! Hope he sends it to EdWeek. Maybe Trump and DeVos could use a copy as well!

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3. John Ogozalek says:

   January 6, 2017 at 5:01 am

   Yup. Mike gets right to the point without wasting words. Bullseye. You wonder what future generations will think when they look back at us. They’ll just probably shake their heads and wonder how we could be such dummies -the ADULTS that is, not the kids who are stuck taking all these standardized tests, the phrenology of our own gilded age era.

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   • Duane Swacker says:

     January 6, 2017 at 5:17 pm

     “. . . the phrenology of our own gilded age era.”

     Now your talking my lingo, John!

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4. Akademos says:

   January 6, 2017 at 5:58 am

   Breaking News: Malnutrition, Lack of Sleep, Lack of Clothing, Lack of Housing, Domestic and Street Violence Affect Education

   Deformers Say: Mouth Bubble

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5. drext727 says:

   January 6, 2017 at 7:31 am

   Reblogged this on David R. Taylor-Thoughts on Education.

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6. Chiara says:

   January 6, 2017 at 7:53 am

   Ed reformers are really gearing up for privatization with Trump’s win. They’re hugely excited about “backpack vouchers”:

   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-goldman/this-billionaires-plan-co_b_13963394.html?section=us_education

   Not a word on what happens to public schools, though. Once again public schools are completely excluded from the elite dialogue.

   These people simply don’t value our schools. They assign them no value at all. Can’t wait to eradicate them.

   It’s amazing to watch them fall in line. The whole echo chamber now support vouchers. They’re already choosing cities for the experiment. Looks like Philadelphia is first up.

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   • Public school choice Yes says:

     January 6, 2017 at 9:11 am

     Chiara you are wrong as the article reads. “If you are satisfied with the government schools, you are welcome to stay there.” So, they do mention public schools…..please don’t get too emotional here

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     • dianeravitch says:

       January 6, 2017 at 10:41 am

       Let me say it again slowly: most of the readers of this blog oppose using public funds to pay for private and religious schools. Privatization does not produce better education. It produces profits. Look to Milwaukee and Detroit for evidence.

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     • 2old2teach says:

       January 6, 2017 at 2:00 pm

       Public school choice YES is obviously not a fan. S/he still clings to the fantasy that getting public funds make an organization public. I wholeheartedly support choice WITHIN the public school system; we regularly sculpted programs for our IEP students that met with their divergent but very real needs. How we expand opportunities for kids within public schools should always be on our minds.

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     • dianeravitch says:

       January 6, 2017 at 2:07 pm

       If getting public funds turns a school into a public school, then charters and religious schools that take vouches should be subject to all the same mandates as real public schools. And the religious schools should abandon their religions.

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     • 2old2teach says:

       January 6, 2017 at 8:18 pm

       I am not willing to concede that charters and vouchers fall within the public school model even if they are held to the same standards and have to follow the same regulations until such a time as a district cannot be forced to pay for them against their wishes. There is nothing charters do that cannot be done within the public school system if and only if the local community supports it.

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     • dianeravitch says:

       January 6, 2017 at 8:32 pm

       Agreed!

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7. Joel Herman (@jwherman11) says:

   January 6, 2017 at 8:33 am

   He might be on to something. You think that has something to do with Roslyn scoring better than Shanghai on a PISA participation. And I always thought the teachers were better in Half Hallow Hills then Brentwood . You mean “ITS THE ECONOMY STUPID ” who would have thunk?????

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8. Laura H. Chapman says:

   January 6, 2017 at 8:35 am

   MIke’ s on target with his analysis. Who is paying for EdWeek Research and Reporting?
   Our Funders
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   • Linda says:

     January 6, 2017 at 10:19 am

     The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds the relatively new website, “The Conversation”.

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9. Shelley Zipper says:

   January 6, 2017 at 8:38 am

   I’m shocked!!!

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10. Linda says:

    January 6, 2017 at 10:24 am

    The currently posted, DFER list, seeking contributions for politicians includes Seth Moulton, Mass., Bobby Scott, Va., Christian Mitchel, Ill., Nolan Marshall Jr., New Orleans school board, Woody Koppel, New Orleans school board, Daniel Hernandez, Ariz. state house/school board, Josh Goltheimer, N.J., Michael Bennet, Colo., Jim Clyburn, S.C., Susan Davis, Calf., Andre Carson, Ind.

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    • Linda says:

      January 6, 2017 at 10:38 am

      Adding- Crystal Peoples-Stokes, N.Y.

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    • dianeravitch says:

      January 6, 2017 at 10:48 am

      Bobby Scott is Democratic leader of the House Education Committee. DFER previously owned George Miller of California by showering hedge fund money on him. Now Scott is their guy.

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11. Gordon Wilder says:

    January 6, 2017 at 10:53 am

    This has been known for a LONG time. Nothing new here.
    BUT
    it makes no difference to those money grubbers.
    Just blame schools for not producing, they have become the whipping boys for politicians who lack the courage to address the REAL problems.

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