Follow Florida’s lead:

Between 1992 and 1998, Florida’s already-low fourth-grade National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
reading scores were declining. In 1999, when these reforms were enacted, nearly half of Florida fourth-graders scored
“below basic” on the NAEP reading test, meaning that they could not read at a basic level. But by 2007, less than a
decade after the education reforms took effect, 70 percent of Florida’s fourth-graders scored basic or above. Florida’s
Hispanic students now have the second-highest statewide reading scores in the nation, and African-Americans score
fourth-highest, when compared with their peers.

“right wingers see what they want to see.“

Good thing we have those left-wingers to see truth, purity and rightness all the time for everyone, to save the world from those blind right-wingers.  Because, y’know, left-wingers never see only what they want to see, not like those stupid right-wingers.

I mean, the left has been proven to have made the right policy choices on so many issues.  There’s… uh…. hmm…. well, I mean, you’ve got… uh….  no…. 

Gimme a minute and I’ll get back to you.

bob’s right.

When is Richmond getting decent, legal school buildings?

Or do we have to ‘compete’ for money and attention with the white elpahnt downtown corporate welfare projects?

If you read what is there, school choice was not the only reason cited for the improvements. Of course right wingers see what they want to see. Teacher pay reform , end of social promotions and a few opther things were in the mix.

Here’s what is sad.  After 8 years of reforms, 30% of black students still cannot read at basic level.

Secondly, what is happening to the 30% who can’t read.  Are they being failed or just being passed on?

Competition Simmertime?
Someone is surely going to complain about that..No red pencils and everyone gets a trophy.
I hope this new old trend catches on.
Competition rules.

Oops! Bart didn’t write that. He was quoting. I better quit while I’m behind…

My mistake in interpreting the “4th-place” statement. The writing by Bart, here, is very muddy so I’ll blame my mistake on him.

From what is posted above, it looks like the Hispanic kids gained the most, while the African American kids stayed down at the bottom (4th place). Of course, the Hispanic enrollment also (probably) shot-up 300% during that same time frame.

School cannot make kids, of any race, good readers.

After perusing the paper, it appears that Florida has hit on the right idea: competition! Both schools and teachers are made to be competitive or lose standing. What a novel idea!

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