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What the teacher unions and school boards are doing to our public schools is outrageous.
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I agree. Yea so, what can be done about it? Nothing. When your kid comes home from school, you gotta teach him/her yourself. True, a waste of taxpayer money to some extent, well there's an answer to that, be a teacher, a union official, get some you tax money back. It's a joke. The regents diploma is a set up for failure for some kids.
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I agree. Yea so, what can be done about it? Nothing. When your kid comes home from school, you gotta teach him/her yourself. True, a waste of taxpayer money to some extent, well there's an answer to that, be a teacher, a union official, get some you tax money back. It's a joke. The regents diploma is a set up for failure for some kids.
This would be believeable if Stossel wasn't the reporter. The right wing hack likes to omit facts and do some nice editing to get his point across.
Check out "charter schools" on wikipedia and you'll find there really is no difference in terms of performance between public and charter schools.
Check out "charter schools" on wikipedia and you'll find there really is no difference in terms of performance between public and charter schools.
What's interesting is that within the US the smartest states are:
Vermont
Massachusetts,
Connecticut,
New Jersey
Maine.
And the "dumbest" states:
Arizona in last place,
Nevada
Mississippi
California
Alaska.
http://www.morganquitno.com/edpress06.htm
It of course does not take a rocket scientist to notice that all five "smartest" states are heavily democratic while four out of five "dumbest" states are republican, three of them (Arizona, Mississippi and Alaska) are heavily republican.
Vermont
Massachusetts,
Connecticut,
New Jersey
Maine.
And the "dumbest" states:
Arizona in last place,
Nevada
Mississippi
California
Alaska.
http://www.morganquitno.com/edpress06.htm
It of course does not take a rocket scientist to notice that all five "smartest" states are heavily democratic while four out of five "dumbest" states are republican, three of them (Arizona, Mississippi and Alaska) are heavily republican.
Oh yes, the smartest. Such factors when determining the smartest were:
-expenditures per student
-class size
-student teacher ratio
all per the page you linked to.
What it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out, is that this study was bought and paid for by
TEACHERS UNIONS
In other words, the study was contrived and useless, unless the purpose is to further liberal ends. (just like about every study you site concerning education or health)
These are some of their criteria:
3. Percent of Population Graduated from High School (Table 171) +
4. Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools (Table 174) +
5. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading (Table 203) +
6. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading (Table 211) +
7. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing (Table 219) +
8. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing (Table 227) +
9. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics (Table 235) +
10. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics (Table 243) +
12. Average Daily Attendance as a Percent of Fall Enrollment in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (Table 398) +
13. Percent of School-Age Population in Public Schools (Table 389) +
14. High School Drop Out Rate (Table 191) -
http://www.morganquitno.com/edfact06.htm
What it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out, is that this study was bought and paid for by TEACHERS UNIONS
Actually this is just one of many surveys they conduct, most of them have nothing to do with education. If you question one you should question all of them.
The Smartest State Award is one of six designations announced annually by Morgan Quitno Press. The company's other annual announcements designate the nationâs Safest and Most Dangerous City and Metro Area, the Most Livable State, the Healthiest State, the Safest and Most Dangerous States and Most Improved State. Each award or designation is based on data from annual Morgan Quitno reference publications.
http://www.morganquitno.com/edpress06.htm