Re: The Ed Week Virginia debate goes on and on

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

Since when does being on a school board constitute "no professional ties
to education?"  AAARRRGGGHHH!  Guess you just can't possibly know what
you're talking about Mickey...

Karen

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Subject: [arn-l] The Ed Week Virginia debate goes on and on

Now former Board of Ed president Schroder weighs in to the serial letter
to 
the editor. 

Mickey

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Virginians Debate
Standards, ExamTo the Editor:I read with amusement and disbelief the
letter <A HREF="http://edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=37letter.h22#va";>
"Virginia's Test Gives No Aid to At-Risk,"</A> published in your May 21,
2003 
issue, from Mickey VanDerwerker, a member of the Bedford County, Va.,
school board 
and an education consultant. The letter alleged that Virginia's strong 
continued gain in its Standards of Learning program is not supported by
other 
student- achievement indicators, such as national test results. 

Ms. VanDerwerker has worked hard to gain media attention as someone with

seemingly no professional ties to the public education system. She
frequently 
criticizes Virginia's SOL program.