[blam]

The Chicago Tribune must be excerpted.

[blam]

Previously posted (September) article on the same subject.

St Louis Parents Hit School Overhaul

"ST. LOUIS -- The school district was broke -- and failing. Half of all high school freshmen quit before graduation. Less than 7 percent of juniors scored "proficient" on a state reading and writing test. In desperation, the school board took a radical route: It handed control of public education to a corporate-turnaround company from New York."

[Redcoat LI]

"Dorris Walker-McGahee, who has a daughter and three grandchildren in city schools."

Priceless

[blackdog]

When you're taking flak, you're close to the target.

My wife's company offers employees as teachers for free. Experienced research and production chemists, accounting, statistics experts, etc.... The best chemistry and science teachers you could get and for free to boot.

The school districts will not accept them because the unions and the University of Wisconsin insist on having morons teach instead. The UW system has a very unhealthy effect on the public school system.

The free teachers go to the local private high school instead, where they score 45% higher on SAT/ACS scores.

[Clara Lou]

Applying business models...
Business models are not the solution to our educational problems. Kids aren't widgets. Education would be easier if they were.

[steplock]

I LOVE the "republishing" from these so-called newspapers ...

Yahoo - Chicago Tribune - Los Angeles Times - Tribune Newspapers - Stephanie Simon


I think I have that line up correct???