Re: First to Worst, broadcast schedule

["Karen Canty" <kvscanty@pacbell.net>]

Thanks Peter, I should have learned by now that what I have seen or
heard is not necessarily the norm...but with the schools as poorly
funded as they are, what would you have done?

Karen

-----Original Message-----
From: arn-l-owner@interversity.org [mailto:arn-l-owner@interversity.org]
On Behalf Of Peter Farruggio
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 11:38 PM
To: arn-l@interversity.org
Subject: Re: [arn-l] First to Worst, broadcast schedule


Karen,

As one who had too many years of horrible experiences with multitrack
year 
rounds, both as a parent and a teacher, I can tell you that our YR
schools 
were neither of "reasonable" size nor "reasonable" quality.  Portables, 
portables, and more portables was the story here in Oakland, CA (and I 
believe also in Los Angeles, the home of the YR mother lode).  Once they

got a school to go year round, they just kept packing them in and adding

more portables of ancient vintage (freezing and damp in the winters, and

like sweatboxes in the summer) every few years as the population grew in

the working class neighborhoods, because the state refused to pay for 
new  school construction.  And of course, as they added more portables
they 
reduced and then eliminated the kids' recreational space, thereby 
increasing negative behaviors, ala the famous "rats in a cage" 
experiments.  Savage inequalities writ large.


At 09:05 AM 2/1/2004, you wrote:
>Billie,
>
>I find it interesting that year-round schools appeared about the same
>time as Prop. 13 which drained the schools of funding so in the years
of
>rising enrollment and no money for buildings, what would you do? (And I
>do believe that a large percentage of year round schools in Ca. are
also
>multi-track where the school is open all year and kids do their 180
days
>at different times)  Put kids in portables and overfill campuses?  Bus
>kids miles away (like they're doing in LA)so that they leave home at
>6:00 in the morning and get home at 5? Or do you do year-round schools
>where kids can stay in their neighborhoods; in reasonable buildings;
and
>of a reasonable size?  I know that you believe strongly that year round
>schools are wrong and I don't necessarily disagree with you, but you
>have to understand that in Ca. school districts were trying to choose
>between two not very good alternatives.
>
>Karen
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: arn-l-owner@interversity.org
[mailto:arn-l-owner@interversity.org]
>On Behalf Of Bussardre@aol.com
>Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 8:07 AM
>To: arn-l@interversity.org
>Subject: Re: [arn-l] First to Worst, broadcast schedule
>
>I just had to take this opportunity to note that California has housed
>the
>lion's share of year-round schools for 30 years, an approach to deliver
>education on the cheap. And you get what you pay for.
>
>Billee Bussard
>editor, www.summermatters.com
>
>In a message dated 1/30/2004 1:53:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>erwin@morton.net writes:
>On January 16, Jerry mentioned in passing the new
>documentary, "First to Worst: the Rise and Fall of
>California's Public Schools" (FTW), by John Merrow,
>a broadcast journalist for whom I have the highest
>respect.
>
>A few days before that, I had had the good fortune to
>be able to attend a pre-screening, with a very thoughtful
>discussion afterward, led by Mr. Merrow.
>
>I strongly recommend that everyone on this list should
>see FTW.  I mean all of you--not just those who live in
>California.  Tape it so you can review it at leisure (and at
>reasonable hours) or send it to others who live where
>broadcasts are unavailable.
>
>Below is the broadcast schedule, as far as I know it (info
>courtesy of Mr. Merrow's staff).  I've retyped this, so I'll
>apologize in advance for the inevitable typos.  Please check
>your local listings!
>
>While you're waiting to see it, there's a lot of info about
>the show and about the issues on the web at
>http://www.pbs.org/merrow/ .
>
>--Erwin
>
>*************
>
>
>FTW will first be broadcast this Sunday, Feb 1.
>
>Here's the latest info I have, organized by state/region.  (TV doesn't
>stop at state lines, so you may have to look at more than your own
>state.)  Within a region, it's in chronological order.
>
>*************
>
>CALIFORNIA
>
>SF Bay Area
>KCSM, SF, Wed Feb 4, 8 p.m.
>KTEH, San Jose, Thu Feb 5, 8 p.m.
>KQED, SF, Thu Feb 5, 11 p.m.
>KQED, SF, Sun Feb 8, 5 p.m.
>KRCB, SF?, Tue Feb 10, 9 p.m.
>KTEH, San Jose, Wed Feb 11, 12:30 a.m.
>KRCB, SF?, Fri Feb 13, 9 p.m.
>
>Southern California (LA and south)
>KOCE, LA, Wed Feb 4, 9 p.m.
>KCET, LA, Thu Feb 5, 10 p.m.
>KPBS, San Diego, Thu Feb 5, 10 p.m.
>KVCR, LA, Thu Feb 19, 8 p.m.
>
>All other parts of California
>KVPT, Fresno/Visalia, Mon Feb 2, 10 p.m.
>KVIE, Sacramento, Mon Feb 2, 10:30 p.m.
>KVIE, Sacramento, Sun Feb 8, 1 p.m.
>KIXE, Chico/Redding, Mon Feb 9, 10 p.m.
>KEET, Eureka, Fri Feb 20, 10 p.m.
>
>*************
>
>Arkansas, Arkansas State Network, Sat Feb 28, 4 a.m.
>Connecticut, Connecticut State Network, Sat Feb 28, 5 a.m.
>
>Florida
>WGCU, Ft Meyers/Naples, Sun Feb 22, 4 p.m.
>WJCT, Jacksonville/Brunswick (GA), Sat Feb 28, 5 a.m.
>
>Idaho, Idaho State Network, Thu Feb 5, 1 a.m.
>Indiana, WNIN, Evansville, Sat Feb 28, 4 a.m.
>Iowa, Iowa State Network, Fri Feb 6, 1:30 p.m.
>Kansas, KPTS, Wichita-Hutchinson, Sat Feb 28, 4 a.m.
>Kentucky, (??), Sat Feb 28, 4 a.m.; Thu Mar 4, 1 a.m.
>Louisiana, WYES, New Orleans, Sat Feb 28, 4 a.m.
>Maryland, Maryland State Network, Tue Feb 17, 10 a.m.
>
>Michigan
>WTVS, Detroit, Sun Feb 1, 4 a.m.
>WCMU, Flint/Saginaw/Bay City, Sun Feb 1, 4 p.m.
>
>Nebraska (and Rapid City and Cheyenne)
>(Station?), Fri Feb 27, 4 a.m.
>(Station?), Fri Feb 27, 8 a.m.
>(Station?), Sun Feb 29, 7 a.m.
>
>New Mexico, Albuquerque/Santa Fe, Sun Feb 1, 10 p.m.
>
>New York
>WNED, Buffalo, Sun Feb 1, 4:30 a.m.
>WNED, Buffalo, Thu Feb 19, 12:30 a.m.
>WCNY, Syracuse, Thu Feb 19, 10 p.m.
>
>North Carolina, WTVI, Charlotte, Sat Feb 28, 5 a.m.
>Ohio, WNEO, Akron/Youngstown/Cleveland, Sat Feb 7, 11 p.m.
>Rhode Island, WSBE, Providence/New Bedford (MA), Sun Feb 1, 9 a.m.
>
>Tennessee
>WNPT, Nashville, Thu Feb 19, 9 p.m.
>WTCI, Chattanooga, Sat Feb 28, 5 a.m.
>
>Texas, KNCT, Waco/Temple/Bryan, Sat Feb 28, 4 a.m.
>Virginia, WBRA Roanoke/Lynchburg, Sat Feb 28, 5 a.m.
>Washington, DC, WETA, Sun Mar 21, noon
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>On 16 Jan 2004, gerald bracey wrote (subject:  Charters: A Failed
Fad?):
>
> > I don't know what John Merrow's "First to Worst: The Rise and Fall
of
> > California's Public Schools" will show (PBS, Jan 26 in most places),
> > but the data below and attached are not cause for comfort in The
> > Golden State.
> >
> > At the 4th grade in reading, it outscores lowest scoring LA by 1
> > point, ties Hawaii for last at 8th grade. In math, it outscores the
> > bottom three by 4 points at 4th grade and the bottom feeder, MS, by
6
> > at grade 8.
> >
> > The data follow and are also attached in a better formatted array.
> >
> >
> > NAEP READING AND MATH
> > RESULTS, 2003
> >
> > READING
> >
> > GRADE 4 GRADE 8
> >
> > CAL. 206 251
> > ALABAMA 207
> > LOUISIANA 205
> > HAWAII 251
> >
> > MATHEMATICS
> >
> > GRADE 4 GRADE 8
> >
> > CAL. 227 267
> > ALABAMA 223 262
> > MISS. 223 261
> > NEW MEX. 223 263
> > LOUISIANA 266
> > MISS. 266
> > ARKANSAS 266
> > HAWAII 266
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