The school choice and 2-parent household official thread

[Tobacco Road]

For those who want to engage in these topics without derailing other threads.

[deaconson]

Tag: 1 thread 2 thoughts!

[Tobacco Road]

That's why it is threadworthy. duh!

[sailordeac]

as a general rule and other factors being equal both are preferable to their alternatives

[birdman]

Can we talk about critical race theory here?

[PhDeac]

birdman, you need to clear out your Inbox.

[JamesSokolove]

Wordle 230 1/6

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[birdman]

birdman, you need to clear out your Inbox.

Cleared. Just deleted about 127 messages from RJ about reality television show ideas.

[ImTheCaptain]

when are we going to start talking about 3 parent households

[mako1331]

Cleared. Just deleted about 127 messages from RJ about reality television show ideas.

I've always wondered how handsome you actually are.

[birdman]

I've always wondered how handsome you actually are.

We'll see!

[myDeaconmyhand]

[Highland Deac]

From her twitter feed - "only 5 TN Charter schools (out of over 100) has a success rate of over 20%, according to the state Report Card."

And: "A friend reminded me of perhaps the most egregious charter scandal in Nashville - Nashville Global Academy. It was poorly planned from the start and delivered students home after midnight on the first day of school. Then it forgot a student on a bus, leaving the child on the bus parked offsite all day. An investigation of the school revealed poor communication, a non-workable transportation plan, inadequate board oversight, poor administration of exceptional education, failure to meet accepted standards of fiscal management & accounting practices, failure to administer required state assessments, failure to pay teachers, etc. The school misappropriated funds to the tune of $149k and failed to pay food services ($35k), gas charges ($14k), bus leases (over $23k) and employee benefits ($200k). It also failed to reconcile Charter Startup Program Grant funds totaling $81k. It collapsed nearly $500k in debt, leaving the district, teachers and vendors holding the bag. Guess who paid? Us- the taxpayers (not once, but twice)."

[WakeandBake]

Fine let the Tennessee kids languish in make-believe schools and be taught all the unicorn shit about the world and stay dumb and the rest of our kids in blue states will keep on winning.

[birdman]

From her twitter feed - "only 5 TN Charter schools (out of over 100) has a success rate of over 20%, according to the state Report Card."

And: "A friend reminded me of perhaps the most egregious charter scandal in Nashville - Nashville Global Academy. It was poorly planned from the start and delivered students home after midnight on the first day of school. Then it forgot a student on a bus, leaving the child on the bus parked offsite all day. An investigation of the school revealed poor communication, a non-workable transportation plan, inadequate board oversight, poor administration of exceptional education, failure to meet accepted standards of fiscal management & accounting practices, failure to administer required state assessments, failure to pay teachers, etc. The school misappropriated funds to the tune of $149k and failed to pay food services ($35k), gas charges ($14k), bus leases (over $23k) and employee benefits ($200k). It also failed to reconcile Charter Startup Program Grant funds totaling $81k. It collapsed nearly $500k in debt, leaving the district, teachers and vendors holding the bag. Guess who paid? Us- the taxpayers (not once, but twice)."

Metrics and accountability!

[deaconson]

Their bootstraps were probably made in China and broke. Can't pull yourself up with broken bootstraps. Sorry ! Maybe next time !!

[Strickland33]

Metrics and accountability!

The lack of data on charter schools is, low-key, one of the bigger tragedies of the (American) 21st century.

[BarcaDeac]

From her twitter feed - "only 5 TN Charter schools (out of over 100) has a success rate of over 20%, according to the state Report Card."

And: "A friend reminded me of perhaps the most egregious charter scandal in Nashville - Nashville Global Academy. It was poorly planned from the start and delivered students home after midnight on the first day of school. Then it forgot a student on a bus, leaving the child on the bus parked offsite all day. An investigation of the school revealed poor communication, a non-workable transportation plan, inadequate board oversight, poor administration of exceptional education, failure to meet accepted standards of fiscal management & accounting practices, failure to administer required state assessments, failure to pay teachers, etc. The school misappropriated funds to the tune of $149k and failed to pay food services ($35k), gas charges ($14k), bus leases (over $23k) and employee benefits ($200k). It also failed to reconcile Charter Startup Program Grant funds totaling $81k. It collapsed nearly $500k in debt, leaving the district, teachers and vendors holding the bag. Guess who paid? Us- the taxpayers (not once, but twice)."

so are these the winners and losers that jhmd tells us need to be figured out in education?

[WFFaithful]

Purposeful

[BiffTannen]

The lack of data on charter schools is, low-key, one of the bigger tragedies of the (American) 21st century.

Compared to the public school system as a whole ?