Submitted by Ron Sofo Ph.D. (not verified) on September 4, 2006 - 15:20.
There needs to be another option to activate choice for ALL students that possesses funding equity and accountability for all schools that use public funds, including charter and private schools that benefit from Title I, special education, and busing services. Check out the book, NO BAD SCHOOLS, Renko-Sofo 2005, for some key ideas around these issues
If charter and private schools are inherently better in part because of the lack of bureauracy and regulation, why not deregulate public schools to the same degree and give everyone an even playing field? I think public schools are and can compete for positive results with/for all students because we have had to do this more than the overwhelming majority of private and parochial schools.
The outcome we seek for ALL students, high achievement of rigorous and relevant academic standards was never part of the design, structure, or funding scheme of our current public schools. Charter schools scratch the surface of where our system of public education needs to go.
Charter schools are a glimpse of the direction where our system of education needs "to go" just like the Wright Brothers first flight hinted that putting a person on the moon might someday be possible. NCLB attempts to address a 21st century problem with 19th century technology, systems, red tape and assumptions.
Will someone with clout with the media come to FREEDOM, PA. to see what a small, primarily rural, relatively poor district is doing to begin to create and apply a new set of assumptions and structures to reinvent k-12 education for ALL Students????????????? We have hard data to prove our approach is starting to work and can be replicated in any school or district that has the political will to do so
NCLB must "account for the performance" of students in private schools as well as charters if ALL children are Not to be left behind.
There needs to be another
Submitted by Ron Sofo Ph.D. (not verified) on September 4, 2006 - 15:20.
There needs to be another option to activate choice for ALL students that possesses funding equity and accountability for all schools that use public funds, including charter and private schools that benefit from Title I, special education, and busing services. Check out the book, NO BAD SCHOOLS, Renko-Sofo 2005, for some key ideas around these issues
If charter and private schools are inherently better in part because of the lack of bureauracy and regulation, why not deregulate public schools to the same degree and give everyone an even playing field? I think public schools are and can compete for positive results with/for all students because we have had to do this more than the overwhelming majority of private and parochial schools.
The outcome we seek for ALL students, high achievement of rigorous and relevant academic standards was never part of the design, structure, or funding scheme of our current public schools. Charter schools scratch the surface of where our system of public education needs to go.
Charter schools are a glimpse of the direction where our system of education needs "to go" just like the Wright Brothers first flight hinted that putting a person on the moon might someday be possible. NCLB attempts to address a 21st century problem with 19th century technology, systems, red tape and assumptions.
Will someone with clout with the media come to FREEDOM, PA. to see what a small, primarily rural, relatively poor district is doing to begin to create and apply a new set of assumptions and structures to reinvent k-12 education for ALL Students????????????? We have hard data to prove our approach is starting to work and can be replicated in any school or district that has the political will to do so
NCLB must "account for the performance" of students in private schools as well as charters if ALL children are Not to be left behind.