by David Safier An amusing side note here. Yesterday I called Sen. Rich Crandall a liar for implying that schools with rich kids have better reading scores than schools with poor kids because the rich kids' teachers and administrators are better. It was either that or call him an ignoramous. Since I'm certain Crandall knew … Read more
by David Safier Six charter schools in St. Louis run by Imagine Schools (which runs 14 schools in Arizona) are closing because of poor performance, thanks in good part to the St. Louis media which has been investigating the Imagine charters for years. It looks like EdisonLearning, another national company that runs charters in St. … Read more
by David Safier Rich Crandall is a very active member of ALEC, and he tried to pass a bill that would allow schools to say No to the Fed's free and reduced lunches. But I don't think people who I disagree with are necessarily idiots, and that would include Rich Crandall. Crandall is not an … Read more
by David Safier In a comment on the blog, Cheri put a link to a collection of ALEC Task Force materials compiled by Common Cause. In the Education section, a number of names pop up in ALEC documents repeatedly. People from K12 Inc, the largest provider of online education in the country. People from Connections … Read more
by David Safier High states testing has higher stakes for teachers and administrators than students. Jobs, money and prestige are often on the line. So naturally, teachers and administrators have been caught cheating to boost the numbers even though, in my experience, teachers are an extraordinarily moral bunch. It's inevitable when the stakes are that … Read more