Saturday Thread: More School Stuff
Item 1: Broad Broadsides MayorEli Broad sent the mayor a letter complaining about the latter's LAUSD legislative compromise. Broad wanted the mayor to push for complete control, as opposed to the veto deal.
Item 2: Public As Good As Private
According to new federal studies, the Daily News reports, public schools are just as good as private schools.
"The two new studies put test scores in context by studying the backgrounds of children in the schools and taking into account such factors as race, ethnicity, income and parents' educational backgrounds to make the comparisons more meaningful."
In other words, when you look at test scores, you have to consider not just the schools, but the students. So send Billy to public school and spend that extra $25 grand a year on something nice for yourself; home remodeling, for example.
Blog away, but remember to go outside and enjoy some sunshine and second-hand smoke.
Posted by Walter Moore @ 7/15/2006 07:21:00 AM
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Where's the news in this story? Comparable nationwide? Sure, why not? But comparing public schools and private schools nationwide to the same locally is not only a stretch, it's absurd.
There are some other school districts in the Southland that are comparable but I don't think anyone in the LAUSD system would be foolish enough to say "See!... LAUSD schools are comparable to privates!"
Do they teach English, spelling and singulars and plurals at Academia Semillas?
My child goes to an LAUSD Elementary school that ranks above the 90th percentile in the state in all categories. It is the same school I graduated from.
In comparing the school to nearby elementary schools in other districts it measures up quite well. It's diversified both economically and culturally, it's good, and it's free.
By the way, I also spent several years in private school and I have plenty of horror stories about that. Have you ever heard of priest scandals?
Save your broad brush for the radio. I'd rather stick with the facts.
What a joke! Wherever you put the millions of illiterate Mexican jackpot babies and their ilk, you will have failing schools! Period. End of story.
My kids are in private schools...Westlake and Marlborough. I am fortunate because I can afford the $66,000/year that is costs to educate my children. But there are NO, I repeat, NO jackpot babies in these two private schools! Our SAT scores and in the 90 percentile...nationwide! We have the best and the brightest kids. But when you try to integrate millions of third world, illiterate, itinerate, uneducatable kids into ANY school, it's a recipe for failure!
Believe me, we taxpayers are sick of paying for Mexico's failures!!! That's why the voters will NEVER approve of any school bonds or ANY welfare services. We will bring back Prop 187 and end this insanity once and for all! Pete Wilson needs to run for governor again. He was the only person with the balls to do the right thing. Lundgren and Davis are 100% responsible for the catastrophe that befell LA. CA needs to find a viable candidate for Gov. before it's too late. Schwarzenegger and Angelides are Mexicrats. We have four years to reverse the situtation. Senor Villar will be washed up by then, but we need another Pete Wilson to run for Gov. in 2010! Start planning! Now!
School is out due to another Snow Job.
Hot off the presses, “Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez of Los Angeles, transplant from San Diego, has taken away the legitimacy of Assemblyperson Jackie Goldberg’s scheduled meetings for the Assembly Education Committee Conference Hearings that were to be held on July 25,26 & 27.”
If they do take place they will be downgraded to Town Hall Meetings, whose testimony will not be part of the official public record. This is not just a Snow Job it’s a Dirty Snow Job.
It is obvious that Goldberg will not go against her own party’s leadership and fight that they be legitimized again.
The real question is why? The answer lies in doing away with the Inspector General’s Independent oversight of LAUSD budgets. As it stands now, the Inspector General is able to independently investigate waste, fraud and misuse of taxpayer’s money. Under the Mayor’s plan the Inspector General will loose its independence. The Superintendent, who is currently appointed by the school board, will be appointed by the Mayor and his political cronies who will then appoint the Inspector General. This is something that current Superintendent Romer has been trying to do for years with Fabian Nunez’s assistance under Bill #2425. If this happens the public will lose their right and democratic authority to control the public school system.
Let’s go further and find out why this is so important. When the newest Bond Issue is passed the Los Angeles Unified School District budget will be $20.667 Billion Dollars. A free for all for the Mayor and all his developer friends who helped put him in office.
Those paying the bill will be the taxpayer’s who will have less of a voice in government. The taxpayers will lose the ability to choose an independent Inspector General who can go after all those who line their pockets illegitimately.
If you are concerned about the improper use of the LAUSD budget and the loss of your voice and choice in education sign up to attend one of the Mayor’s Town Hall Meetings and don’t allow the moderator to silence you. Speak up and confront the Mayor about this issue. You are a taxpaying citizen who needs to have your taxes spent well. You can sign up at: http://ga1.org/fightforourschools/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=2235096
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