Re: More on Framing - the Education Occupation

[aburke5054@aol.com]

 Christopher Jencks, for example, has argued that closing the achievement gap would go a long way towards closing the earning gap and that in fact closing the achievement gap should be one of our primary civil rights goals. I have cited Jencks before.

NCLB requires states to set the same high standards for all children, assess the degree to which all children are achieving the standards, and work to improve schools where many children have fallen behind.  Can NCLB or any other federal education law eliminate all disparities in American society? Certainly not.  Is NCLB the essential civil rights law that Jencks implies and as so many civil rights groups claim?  Absolutely.  

Art
 




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The sts I was talking about were NRT's and the affluent schools were
scoring in the 80+ percentile, but parents knew they had nothing to do with
their children's future.  Many studies show this.

Could you name some of "some people" who argue that closing the achievement
gap would go a long way towards closing the earnings gap?  And remember,
NCLB isn't really about an achievement gap.  It's about a passing rates gap.
 If the passing score is 70 and everyone scores at least 72 but whites score
95, the passing rates gap is closed, but the achievement gap is not.



JB






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From: aburke5054@aol.com

Date: 4/11/2009 8:32:13 AM

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  But that's the point, isn't it, that poor districts fretting about the
results is not the same thing as improving their programs.



My best test-taker passed the district graduation  test as a third grader.
That's why middle class parents don't fret about test results .



Some people argue that closing the achievement gap would go a long way
towards closing the earnings gap.  If NCLB is all about test scores, it isn
t NCLB failing public education, it's public education failing NCLB.



Arft









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As I noted in a different context yesterday, when I directed the testing

programs of Virginia, only poor districts paid attention to test scores.

Affluent districts knew they didn't count for anything.  Ditto when I

directed the testing programs of Cherry Creek Schools, only the poor schools

fretted over test scores.  The parents in the affluent schools knew they

didn't count for anything.







Bush talked about the "soft bigotry of low expectations."  I prefer
in this

context to talk about the hard cynicism that thinks that closing the test

score gap will mean anything.  You can fool some of the people all of the

time.  NCLB is setting up blacks and Hispanics yet again--anyone with eyes

can see that.







We certainly must do more to assure that all childr

en graduate ready for

college, work, and success in life.  NCLB is all about test scores.  It's

not about anything that counts for success in life.  Anyone who thinks that

NCLB will meaningfully help us reach the goal of the stated organizations is

a fool.  I will be happy to address any of the named organizations on the

conclusions voiced in this memo--except the Iraqi Minister of Education, who

does however, have my permission to forward this post to all of the named

organizations.  And also the Alliance for Excellent Education.  This is a

fear-mongering operation led by former West Virginia governor, Bob Wise.  I

have debated Wise.  He is impervious to data.  He's decided that, given his

political career is over, spreading fear about American schools is the best

way to make money.











Jerry



















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Date: 04/10/09 16:59:30



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From: "Tauna Rogers" <taunar@plateautel.net>







To: <arn-l@interversity.org>







Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 11:30 AM







Subject: [arn-l] More on Framing - the Education Occupation















...















I do feel we are occupied and controlled by very unfriendly forces hostile



To the very notion of public education, undermining its hope and promise in



Every conceivable way. ...











In military usage, occupation r

efers to the invasion, conquest, and control



Of a nation by foreign armed forces. There is a striking parallel to be



Found in the oppressive top-down control, hijacking, and destruction of



Public education being wrought by the billionaire-financed forces of



Education privatization.



_____________________________________________________________________







Lots of luck trying to convince the nation's civil rights establishment that

it simply does not know an assault on public education and poor children and

minority children when it is staring them in the face.  Bring Bracey along,

he'll set them straight.











"On



Behalf of millions of students trapped in low-performing schools, we



Urge you to oppose the NCLB Recess Until Reauthorization Act by voting



Against it, choosing not to cosponsor it, and ensuring tha
t it is



Soundly defeated. Instead of focusing on suspending the law, it is time



For Congress and all those committed to closing achievement gaps and



Improving America’s schools to work together to ensure a thoughtful



Reauthorization that improves the N



O Child Left Behind Act as quickly



As possible. We must do more—not less—to help all children achieve and



Graduate prepared for college, work, and success in life."















Sincerely,







Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund







National Council of La Raza







Southeast Asian Resource Action Center







Alliance for Excellent Education







National Urban League









































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