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In reply to the discussion: Michelle Rhee's group gave D and F grades to most states in this country for their school policies. [View all]madfloridian
(88,117 posts)29. NYC parents group grades Michelle Rhee. Good for them.
http://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2013/01/our-parent-report-card-for-michelle.html?m=1
"Michelle Rhee, former DC Chancellor and founder of the organization StudentsFirst, has come out with a new state by state report card, grading states on how well they adhere to the corporate reform agenda of privatization and choice (i.e. expanding charters and vouchers) , merit pay, and rigid evaluation systems based on test scores.
Her grading scheme actually punishes states that have policies to reduce class size above grade three, or offer incentives to keep classes small even though class size reduction is one of the top priorities of parents, and one of the few education reforms that have proven to work. At the same time she gives points to states that either have mayoral control, support the Parent trigger or provide other ways to supersede the authority of democratically-elected school boards.
Even as Rhee often claims that student outcomes and achievement are what matters most, the two states with the highest student achievement in the nation, Massachusetts and New Jersey, received a D- and a D. California got an "F" for refusing to sign onto the provisions of "Race to the Top", including test-based evaluations of teachers; Richard Zeiger, the state's deputy superintendent, called the state's failing grade a badge of honor.
I thought it was a good time to reprint the Parents Across America report card for Rhee, where she received failing grades in categories important to parents. See below."
More at the link.
"Michelle Rhee, former DC Chancellor and founder of the organization StudentsFirst, has come out with a new state by state report card, grading states on how well they adhere to the corporate reform agenda of privatization and choice (i.e. expanding charters and vouchers) , merit pay, and rigid evaluation systems based on test scores.
Her grading scheme actually punishes states that have policies to reduce class size above grade three, or offer incentives to keep classes small even though class size reduction is one of the top priorities of parents, and one of the few education reforms that have proven to work. At the same time she gives points to states that either have mayoral control, support the Parent trigger or provide other ways to supersede the authority of democratically-elected school boards.
Even as Rhee often claims that student outcomes and achievement are what matters most, the two states with the highest student achievement in the nation, Massachusetts and New Jersey, received a D- and a D. California got an "F" for refusing to sign onto the provisions of "Race to the Top", including test-based evaluations of teachers; Richard Zeiger, the state's deputy superintendent, called the state's failing grade a badge of honor.
I thought it was a good time to reprint the Parents Across America report card for Rhee, where she received failing grades in categories important to parents. See below."
More at the link.
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Michelle Rhee's group gave D and F grades to most states in this country for their school policies. [View all]
madfloridian
Jan 2013
OP
And there's no correlation between these scores and student achievement!!
proud2BlibKansan
Jan 2013
#7
The "State Policy Report Card, 2013" is highly subjective and clearly non-metric. To use methods
jody
Jan 2013
#11
Haven't Michelle Rhee's results in DC been found to be the result of cheating on the part of her
Squinch
Jan 2013
#14
Texas got a D? I thought the education powers that be were very reform-minded
madfloridian
Jan 2013
#15
+1. but try getting a platform to say that anywhere near what Rhee gets to spout nonsense.
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#40
I'll never have any idea how that dishonest woman could have gotten so much clout
DonRedwood
Jan 2013
#21
Okay, so everyone's getting what an attention whore hack she is. Now can we move on and
ancianita
Jan 2013
#33
For every failed school or district, we have to point out successes in the same state.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#42
The administration supports hacks like her, & so does the GOP. How do we get rid of hacks like
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#39
I hate to say this, but at some point we have to sound like single issue voters.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#43
that point is long past, i think. yet here we are, & half of du is just bloody alright with charter
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#45
I can't accept that for the nation's children. I believe that the public has misplaced its trust
ancianita
Jan 2013
#47
Florida is a top scorer. (B-). That tells you everything you need to know about these assholes.
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#38
I hope with more exposure this whole bullshit fraud foments a groundswell of public pissed-offedness
ancianita
Jan 2013
#44
I dream of the day when she gets embroiled in a scandal they can't ignore.
Starry Messenger
Jan 2013
#48
Is there EVEN ONE legislator in Washington, DC who is appalled at Rhee and her Ed "Reform"?
We People
Jan 2013
#60
Arne was appearing with Rhee during the investigation of her. From the WP in Feb.
madfloridian
Jan 2013
#61