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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

8-26-14 Schools Matter

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Economic Performance and Its Zero Correlation to Test Scores
The next time you hear one of the pencil-necked corporatists like Kevin Carey spew about our low test scores and competing economically, point him to this one chart and explain it to him.

The High Cost of Resegregation: Charters Cost PA Taxpayers Billions for Worse Test Results
Erica Frankenberg has some fascinating research on charter enrollement costs and resegregation via charter schools in Pennsylvania.  Below are a three charts worth spending a few minutes on letting the data soak in.  Bottom line:  1) charter schools are more segregative than traditional public schools (TPS) 2) charter schools have cost Pennsylvania taxpayer over $4 billion over 6 years (that's mor

Klein Doing Damage Control for Deasy While Selling His Own Tablet Solution

Ole McChoakumchild, himself, Joel Klein, had his media mothballs removed long enough this morning to go on CBS to pretend to defend "Dr." John Deasy's slimeware that he provided for Apple hardware  and Pearson software to complete the Los Angeles IPad fiasco deal.  What he was really for is to get Murdoch's Amplify tablets under the national spotlight. And what a salesman Klein is!  A ra

8-25-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Palm Beach School Board Member: "Sometimes It Takes An Act of Civil Disobedience to Move Forward--We Cannot Allow Fear to Hold Us Back"Edited by Dr. Rich Swier, from Palm Beach School Board Meeting August 20, 2014:by Jim Horn / 6min 8-24-14 Schools MatterSchools Matter: Bloomberg's Impoverished Poverty Eradication PlanSince finally leaving his New York mayor's throne to s