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Monthly Archives: March 2012
The Mountain of Evidence Against Charter Schools
You’ve heard plenty from me on this topic. Now it’s time for you to hear from other parents, some leading experts in the field of education and the investigative journalists who — unlike me — actually get paid to find … Continue reading
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Today I toured the campus of Meridian High School with Principal Victor Hubbard. Here’s what I saw in pictures, video and a few words: 9th grade STEM class at MHS — This is…
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“A Stone’s Throw”: The Charter School Myth
Kudos to one of the leading advocates for charter schools in our state, the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, for putting together a top-notch piece of cinematic creativity. The fine-tuned persuasiveness of the film should come as no surprise to … Continue reading
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The Mississippi Charter “Movement”: Anything But Grassroots
Mississippians — for better or for worse — historically don’t respond favorably to movements that begin outside of our own backyards. There are one-hundred-and-fifty-two public school superintendents in our state and roughly seven-hundred-and-sixty school board members who represent about 490,000 … Continue reading
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Six Reasons to Say “NO” to Charter Schools
1) There isn’t a need for charters in our state. In some states, the overreaching power of teachers’ unions causes a very real roadblock to student learning. The most common of these roadblocks is the inability to terminate poor-performing teachers … Continue reading
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Schools: A Call to Return
Throughout time, we have endured much as Mississippians; times when fear ruled the land, times of upheaval and outright war, times of widespread civic unrest. More than a few of these conflagrations of the human spirit have centered around one … Continue reading
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