tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21843852.post1180161603028583752..comments2024-01-04T05:57:26.735-06:00Comments on Education Policy Blog: Hosted by the Forum on the Future of Public Education: Paul Vallas and the Future New Orleans Schools MiracleCraig A. Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18160288758906798678noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21843852.post-2343832652572051892007-06-25T11:11:00.000-05:002007-06-25T11:11:00.000-05:00The myth of Edison getting all the worst schools i...The myth of Edison getting all the worst schools is not true. They got some of the worse schools just like the Philadelphia School District did. In nearby Chester they got 9 of the ten elementary schools and still could not make any headway. They got run out of Chester as a result. <BR/><BR/>Yes, the Republicans took over the Philly district, but only after years of money being squandered by the Democratic machine. The real shame is that politicians from BOTH parties have put their own interests before those of the children and teachers. Typical carpetbaggers pretending to solve Philly's problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21843852.post-59064563661316280032007-05-08T10:07:00.000-05:002007-05-08T10:07:00.000-05:00For a new analysis of both the RAND and the Peters...For a new analysis of both the RAND and the Peterson studies, from professor Derek Briggs and the "Think Tank Review Project," see "thinktankreview.org"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21843852.post-18120340020890425202007-05-06T22:00:00.000-05:002007-05-06T22:00:00.000-05:00If you bothered do to your research, you'd realize...If you bothered do to your research, you'd realize Edison took over the WORST schools in the Philadelphia School District. Everyone expects to see huge strides of achievement there but remember what they're up against. So when a RAND report says the Philly School District is doing better than the Edison managed schools....they better be, they gave away all of their problem schools and kept the prize winning ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21843852.post-67214732890866384922007-05-06T08:14:00.000-05:002007-05-06T08:14:00.000-05:00I'm no fan of Paul Vallas: His operations of the C...I'm no fan of Paul Vallas: His operations of the Chicago Public Schools were typical of corporate-inspired centrist Democrats (something former CPS teacher George Schmidt and editor of <A HREF="http://www.substancenews.com/" REL="nofollow">Substance</A> was attuned to some years ago). On the other hand, my understanding is that state Republicans in Pennsylvania were responsible for the privatization in Philadelphia—not Vallas. <BR/><BR/>On the third hand, there are very deep structural problems in NOLA schools, many of which predate Katrina and others are just being piled on now. I'm not sure Vallas has the skills for that, regardless of his other school management experiences.Sherman Dornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491045214079619658noreply@blogger.com