Many large school districts, but not New York City, are seeing enrollment and budgets fall. (Times)
California judge: Parents can’t rescind signatures in favor of overhauling their schools. (L.A. Times, WSJ)
The Wall Street Journal says the judge’s ruling is an important victory for the “parent trigger” movement.
Please fix
Link for Bronx Health Sciences High School forced them to transfer when they fell behind doesn’t work.
guest
More of the same nonsense….this is what happens when you grade schools and Principals. And I am sure it is the tip of an iceberg; it’s been going on all over the city with those schools that feel they still have enough students to have high graduation rates. But the Supreme Leader and his lackeys will continue to blame the teachers.
Larry Littlefield
New York City’s enrollment IS falling and its spending is rising, the only thing that is keeping the schools from collapse at the moment. The FY 2013 budget proposal featured $87 million more for pensions (should have been far more), $32 million far less in wages for those actually working, and an $187 million increase in other fringe benefits.
Rising enrollment is one of the factors that crushed the NYC schools in the 1990s. Falling enrollment is a key reason it isn’t that bad yet despite the big shift in resources from the classroom to the retired.
Eight ex-News International employees were charged in the hacking case this morning in Britain.
The police continue to investigate computer hacking and medical records hacking by NI employees.
In a separate investigation, NI employees are under the microscope for bribing police and gov’t officials.
Civil suits stemming from the hacking case continue in the U.K.
At least four suits will be brought here in America by victims claiming they were hacked by NI employees on U.S. soil.
The FBI and the SEC are looking at possible fines against News Corp. under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for bribing foreign officials.
Joel Klein’s new education division has been partnered with the old newspaper division – a division which loses a ton of money.
The crown jewels in Rupert’s stable – the Times of London, the NY Post and the WSJ – lose $250 million a year alone.
The most lucrative of the papers, the News of the World, was closed over the hacking.
The Sun, another lucrative paper, is now tarnished by the scandals, with many current and former employees arrested in the bribery and corruption cases.
Klein’s education division has to somehow survive and thrive amidst all of that hacking stuff and the newspaper losses.
Between the legal fees and financial fall-out over the hacking and the newspaper losses, the division starts out as a loss leader – only the entertainment division is no longer there to carry them.
Maybe he can pull it off and keep this afloat.
But it’s no slam dunk.
Guest
Bloomberg lies. I’m a teacher and I have had several retroactive raises. It happens with every late contract.
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It is worth noting that while some charters are surely guilty of pushing out students who bring down their scores, unfortunately the same is likely true of district schools in the city. This issue goes well beyond any particular type of school.
Follow the Money
It is far more common in charter schools. It is far more permissible in charter schools. Don’t try to muddy the waters and take away the large amount of culpability on this issue from the charter schools, where it clearly lies.
I noticed that…
money(principal bonus) = graduation rate + best students – low performing students multiplied by threats of closure
This is the math taught at the Leadership Academy.
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