Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Sounds of Silence On DC Schools
Washington Post reporter Dion Haynes says that the Stanford-9 test results are in for D.C. public schools and the results are not encouraging:
And if we had a school superintendent who was passionate about his job then I imagine you would see a press conference with someone with tears in his eyes apologizing to parents about the state of the product he was providing. Instead, Mr. Janey leaves it to the press to deliver the horrible news.
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D.C. school officials compiled such lists more than two weeks ago, based on results of the Stanford 9 tests taken by students this spring. According to a draft document obtained by The Washington Post, 80 schools -- more than half of the 147 schools in the system -- are in the "in need of improvement" category, up from 68 schools last year.So now suppose a parent wants to pull their kid from their failing neighborhood school and send them someplace else. They are out of luck. The voucher program has long ago selected families who can participate for next year and there were many more individuals who wanted to use them than slots. How about a charter school? Sorry, the enrollment at our school, William E. Doar, is essentially set with a substantial waiting list.
And if we had a school superintendent who was passionate about his job then I imagine you would see a press conference with someone with tears in his eyes apologizing to parents about the state of the product he was providing. Instead, Mr. Janey leaves it to the press to deliver the horrible news.
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