This op ed about Scott County explains issues being faced by many districts. We find part of the problem is districts don’t want to appear “political” or ungrateful for the aid they are receiving and don’t do a good job of explaining how the game changed when the recession hit....
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No comments Monthly Archives: June 2014
Kansas should avoid slipping into red on map of student achievement
As a state we should continue investing in our public education to avoid slipping into the red, yet two of the states legislative leaders talk most about emulating are Florida and Texas. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/13/student-test-scores-map_n_5312037.html?utm_hp_ref=tw...
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No comments MSNBC features closing of last school in Marquette, KS
MSNBC has done a feature on the closing of the last school in Marquette, KS which we posted about earlier this year. “The heart of a community is its school.” http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-heart-of-a-community-261803587655...
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No comments Expansion of charters causing harm in Pittsburgh
Here’s how charters are playing out in Pittsburgh: “So what’s the problem here? In Pittsburgh we’re being told that we can’t have these things because we’re going broke. We have a looming $46 million budget gap. Guess how much we spend sending kids to charter schools? $53 million. Yep, that’s...
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