New Detroit charter school report, Atlanta test scandal reveal ineffective education reform
Published: Thursday, July 07, 2011, 12:27 PM Updated: Thursday, July 07, 2011, 12:30 PM
It hasn’t been a great week for education “reform.” In addition toallegations of widespread cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta, a new report suggest Detroit’s charter schools are actually underperforming compared to their DPS counterparts.
The real question is why should is anyone be surprised? You take the same kids from the same
June 7, MLive: Of 25 charter schools in and around the city, six had higher math or science proficiency scores than Detroit Public Schools' average on the most recent Michigan Merit Exam, The Detroit News reported, and most of the others were doing worse than the district.
More charters chalked up poor results in reading and writing, but they surpassed the Detroit school district in social studies.
The real question is why should is anyone be surprised? You take the same kids from the same