Are You Being Served?
How do Hillary Clinton’s *hard-to-teach* students fare at Boston charter schools?
Reader: Hillary Clinton recently said somethingthat made a lot of adult interests who put kids first really mad. In brief (because what she said was actually very brief), HRC said that most charter schools *don’t take the hardest-to-teach kids, or if they do they don’t keep them.* Which resulted in a flurry of sternly-worded rejoinders, like this one, this one and this one, none of which responded to HRC’s actual very brief words. Which gave me a wacky idea. What if we looked at some actual data?
¿Cómo se dice *hard-to-teach*?
In Massachusetts, *hardest-to-teach* often translates into *students-who-don’t-yet-speak-English,* of whom we happen to
have a great many. You see, ever since the Mayflower touched down at Plimoth Rock, groaning with Thanksgiving *fixins,* the Bay State and its cities have served as a gateway for wave upon wave of immigrants who come here to enjoy, among other attractions, our friendly driving customs. In fact, at last count there were 84 different languages spoken in the Boston Public Schools. EIGHTY FOUR. Long-time readers of this page know that the underrepresentation of said students in our academies of excellence and innovation has long been a long-time theme on this page, beginning with *¡Pssst: Los Escuelos Charteros Have a Secret!* But a recent study shows that I’ve been substantially underrepresenting this underrepresentation.
In Massachusetts, *hardest-to-teach* often translates into *students-who-don’t-yet-speak-English,* of whom we happen to
have a great many. You see, ever since the Mayflower touched down at Plimoth Rock, groaning with Thanksgiving *fixins,* the Bay State and its cities have served as a gateway for wave upon wave of immigrants who come here to enjoy, among other attractions, our friendly driving customs. In fact, at last count there were 84 different languages spoken in the Boston Public Schools. EIGHTY FOUR. Long-time readers of this page know that the underrepresentation of said students in our academies of excellence and innovation has long been a long-time theme on this page, beginning with *¡Pssst: Los Escuelos Charteros Have a Secret!* But a recent study shows that I’ve been substantially underrepresenting this underrepresentation.Who is Being Served?
The study, conducted by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, digs Are You Being Served? | EduShyster:
The study, conducted by the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, digs Are You Being Served? | EduShyster: