http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/01/07/waltons-expand-political-push-on-school-measures Comments On: Waltons expand political push on school measures by Max Brantley en-us Copyright 2013 Arkansas Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Arkansas Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Arkansas Times. robert@arktimes.com (Arkansas Times Webmaster) Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:00:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2013/01/08/le…
Posted by the outlier]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:13:38 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by the outlier]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:07:15 -0600 Arkansas Times
"Michelle Rhee continues her descent into parody. You might have thought that teaching students to read would be a good way to evaluate educational performance, but no. Rhee's StudentsFirst organization has released a report card grading states—on their education policies, not their educational results. In fact, not one of the states StudentsFirst ranks in the top five is in the top half of states on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, "the nation's report card," when it comes to eighth grade reading scores, and only one is in the top half when it comes to eighth grade math.

Louisiana is the top-rated state, according to StudentsFirst. It ranks 49th of 51 on eighth grade reading scores and 47th of 51 on eighth grade math scores.
Florida is StudentsFirst's second-best state according to ideology. According to educational results, Florida is 35th on reading and 42nd on math.
.....
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/07/1…
Posted by eLwood]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:02:44 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by evil monkey sez]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:45:40 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by dottholliday]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:41:09 -0600 Arkansas Times
They are shameless, aren't they?
Posted by the outlier]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:11:09 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Cato]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:03:16 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by eLwood]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:22:46 -0600 Arkansas Times
I wish someone would explain to me how siphoning off from public schools those students who have committed parents (if they can afford to be committed, rather than simply giving the kids a roof over their heads and decent food -- maybe) will raise student achievement. Particularly in low income neighborhoods. Remember, it's not only the kids, but also the share of money those kids would effectively transfer to the charter school.
I seem to remember that if enrollment in a district falls below a certain point, the district is forced to consolidate, presumably because economy of scale must be factored in.
I know. I know. We're not establishing additional districts -- and certainly not tiny ones. We're establishing"charter schools."
Except they sound a lot like districts to me ...
Posted by Doigotta]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:14:27 -0600 Arkansas Times
1) All Americans are familiar with WalMart's notorious treatment of its 2,200,000 employees (largely "poverty jobs" paying less than 70% of the poverty line for a family of four, and forcing workers to rely on federal subsidies for insurance and even food stamps, etc.).

2) All Americans are familiar with WalMart's spokespeople routinely lying about their unconscionable practices.

3) All Americans are familiar with WalMart's $1.2 billion in tax breaks, free land, infrastructure assistance, low-cost financing and outright grants from state and local governments around the country.

4) All Americans are familiar with taxpayers subsidizing WalMart’s low wages and poor benefits.

5) If Alice Walton's $21.2 billion fortune were $100, then her generous gift to fund Crystal Bridges would equal $0.015.

One and a half cents.

Get real about these people, people.
Posted by Norma Bates]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:54:13 -0600 Arkansas Times
How Charter Schools Fleece Taxpayers
http://www.tnr.com/blog/plank/110355/its-e…

Maybe someone should ask all Democrats, including Beebe... then why the hell is privitization of public schools now etched in your party platform? And how much have you raked in from those who want to do it? Are you going to stop taking those monies?
Posted by Eureka Springs]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:45:17 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by mrprincipal07]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:14:33 -0600 Arkansas Times
Here's a tip, Waltons. Pay school kid's parents a decent wage. Put them on your insurance plans. I guarantee their school performance will go up.
Posted by the outlier]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:55:30 -0600 Arkansas Times
Same for the Collective Political / Military / Industrial body.

Crystal Bridges is lovely, but it is misdirection and a literal, not figurative, drop in the bucket of the Waltons' (et al.) determination to own . . . earth.

Unchecked, unregulated Growth.

That's cancer.
Posted by Norma Bates]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:53:35 -0600 Arkansas Times Imagine what the public schools would do with such an infusion.
How do people become so misguided?
Posted by Verla Sweere]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:13:51 -0600 Arkansas Times