So-called LA's Promise isn't all that promising
"The bottom line is clear: In attempting to change the mission of public education from one focused on educating kids to one focused on generating private profit, corporate leaders in the 'reform' movement are pursuing a shrewd investment strategy. Millions of dollars go into campaign contributions and propaganda outfits that push 'reform,' and, if successful, those 'reforms' guarantee Wall Street and their investment vehicles much bigger returns for the long haul." — David Sirota
In my newest Schools Matter piece So-called LA's Promise isn't all that promising I posit that an organization running schools with sub 1,200 SAT composites, and single digit proficiency percentages in English shouldn't be claiming "undeniable success," "massive increase in scores," or "awesome academic gains." Turns out that neither of LA's Promise's schools have CSU English proficiency over 09% or CSU
In my newest Schools Matter piece So-called LA's Promise isn't all that promising I posit that an organization running schools with sub 1,200 SAT composites, and single digit proficiency percentages in English shouldn't be claiming "undeniable success," "massive increase in scores," or "awesome academic gains." Turns out that neither of LA's Promise's schools have CSU English proficiency over 09% or CSU