Monthly Archives: July 2009

Shhhhh. Don’t talk about quality.

Posted on July 29, 2009 by axooms

The Denver Post’s article yesterday focuses on schools trying to attract students.  It talks about marketing, fliers, door-to-door recruiting, money, branding, promotion, etc.  Absent, except for one indirect instance, is any mention of school quality. Quality not only matters, in choosing schools … Continue reading →

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…the edge of the world and all of Western civilization…(fn)

Posted on July 24, 2009 by axooms

Nothing like kicking a dead-broke state right smack in the wallet: California could lose out on millions of federal education dollars unless legislators change a law that prevents it from using student test scores to measure teachers’ performance, Secretary of Education … Continue reading →

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As goes Detroit Public Schools, so goes…

Posted on July 21, 2009 by axooms

Well, probably more school districts. From the Wall Street Journal (may be gated); this is a remarkable read: DETROIT — Detroit’s public-school system, beset by massive deficits and widespread corruption, is on the brink of following local icons GM and Chrysler into … Continue reading →

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D.C. Defaults

Posted on July 15, 2009 by axooms

Somewhat ironically, after my post yesterday about the academic success in the DC school system, it seems that their financials are a particular mess. The District missed a $103 million payment due to its 60 charter schools this morning, triggering serious cash flow … Continue reading →

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Results from D.C.

Posted on July 14, 2009 by axooms

DC is so far ahead of pretty much every other city in their school reform efforts, their results bear watching.  Here is an early indication of how they are doing: D.C. public school students continue to improve their reading and math … Continue reading →

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