If an enterprising teacher looked at their District’s cost per student and then created their own micro-school with even 20 students, they’d be earning far more than at their static union wage ladder.
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Student Achievement
Shutdown & Student Performance: Grantham (part 7 of 8)
In prior installments of this series, state and national standardized test scores in New Hampshire and Vermont contradict the current narrative that the COVID pandemic shutdown caused children to suffer “learning loss.” Instead, the data reveals that the test scores have been deplorable for more than two decades and that they were in decline well in advance of the pandemic shutdown.
Did the Pandemic Shutdown Affect Student Performance? Part 1 of 8
At the June 6 meeting of the Croydon School Board, Associate Principal Nicole Lackie presented the results of Croydon Village School’s (CVS) end-of-year diagnostic assessment.
Shoutout to Grokster Ian Underwood – a Book Report on Ian’s Books
I have known Cindy Bennet for a while now, and while we may not always be on the same paragraph on things, I admire her as she’s SMAHT, is aware of what’s going on in a whole range of issues, is thoughtful and great to talk to. She also has a YouTube channel here.
What We Talk about When We Talk about Student Achievement
I was just at a meeting of the Croydon school board, and several times, when the question of how the students are doing came up, there was a rush — one might say a stampede — to offer excuses as to why it’s simply not possible to say in any objective way whether students are … Read more
Data Point: Wouldn’t It Have Been Better to Have the Increase in School Staff Be Teachers?
Yes, for those on the Right, I agree, we don’t need more NEA dues paying teachers that then go to the NEA (similarly, AFT) to then go political against our childrens’ best interest. That said, I think that this Powerline post on Public School Bloat is spot on: Bush’s No Administrator Left Behind Act. Don’t … Read more
Data Point – Isn’t Great to See What Federal Spending Has Accomplished in Education?
The only people who have benefited from this rise in education spending have been the adults. The teacher’s unions, administrative bloat, and suppliers to the Educational-Industrial Complex.
Groundhog Day
In the film Groundhog Day, Phil keeps waking up to the same day, over and over, already knowing what’s going to happen, and powerless to stop it.
Schools: Seeing problems as opportunities
In response to this piece at the School Funding Shell Game site, one visitor asked for some specific examples. That makes sense. It’s one thing for people to finally recognize that obsessing over school spending is preventing us from improving student achievement. But that realization leaves a vacuum: If we stop doing that, what should we … Read more
Educational Funding – You’re all concentrating on the wrong thing (Part 4)
At the Northwood Community Center, Ian Underwood gave a presentation on educational funding that basically told the audience that we were thinking about the wrong thing. Much of the debate in NH (and elsewhere) always has money at the forefront – instead, we ought to be mindful of student achievement first and then what is … Read more
From LA to NH The Educational-Industrial Complex is Driving us to Financial Ruin. Got that, Andru Volinsky?
This is a long post so IF you don’t have the time, scroll down to “SECOND START” and read from there. You’ll get a good analysis of how Andru Volinsky’s march towards a complete State of NH takeover of educational funding will affect you. First, a short snippet about the LA teachers strike to set … Read more
Educational Funding – You’re all concentrating on the wrong thing (Part 3)
As I said in the past, Ian makes my head ache. How? By making me think from and in different directions. Now, normally people hate having headaches but this is of a different kind – and trust me, it is good for you to think outside one’s normal patters. And that’s again, what Ian started … Read more
Education Funding? You’re all concentrating on the wrong thing (Parts 1 & 2)
“Taxpayers should be funding public benefits and not private enrichment. At the Northwood Community Center, Ian Underwood gave a presentation on educational funding that basically told the audience that we were thinking about the wrong thing. Much of the debate in NH (and elsewhere) always has money at the forefront – instead, we ought to … Read more