Re: James Hope

[Carol Holst <kceh@AIRMAIL.NET>]

He's a nice guy, isn't he?

William Cala wrote:
>
> I just spent over an hour on the phone with James Hope (teacher from
> Georgia).  This guy has gone through an unbelievable hell over the
> past three years.  His informatio is 60 minutes quality.
> McGraw-Hill's Gateway exams look and sound a lot like NY's 4th and 8th
> grade junk.  Same scoring and scaling games being played.  I haven't
> been much on conspiracy theories, but .....
>
> Any connections to major press outlets would be appreciated.  James
> Traub, Michael Winerip and Richard Rothstein from the NY Times should
> have some interest in this.  Perhaps Jay Matthews from Washington Post
> (some help from Ken would be appreciated).  I can contact the three
> from the NY Times (Unless Ed Levine has a more direct route).
>
> James is sending me an all inclusive packet.  I'll share more as I
> read it.
>
> His stories of the "school police" are frightening.  No, this is not a
> euphemism.  Gwinett County has school police that apparently act like
> the FBI.
>
> Bill

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