I may have some more to say about it later, but I thought some of you might enjoy some further reading about some of the issues Oliver brought up.
- Pitbull and Charter Schools:
Charter Schools, Pitbull, & Money, Money, Money
Make Big Money Building Charter Schools: Joe Bruno Shows You How!
Pitbull Speech at Ntl Charter Schools Convention - The Remix (this remains a personal favorite if only because it was one time I let my snark run truly free)
- KIPP and its "Success" in Context:
The KIPP Propaganda Machine and Its Willing Saps In the Media
The Public School "Jewels" The Media Ignores
Charter Schools, An Exchange: Part II (skip to the "KIPP" section)
And it's worth pointing out once again that KIPP, no matter what you think about their "successes," is a tiny part of the entire charter sector:
- The CREDO Studies (which Oliver cites to claim charters and public schools are about even in performance):
- What You Need To Know About the NJ Charter School Study (applies to all CREDO studies)
- General Charter School Myth Busting:
- Florida Charters:
Does DFER Support Pitbull-Zulueta Values? (Click through the link in the post for the Miami Herald's terrific series "Cashing In On Kids")
-Why Pennsylvania's Charter System Is Such a Mess:
The Selling Out of Camden's Schools: Part I (yes, this does concern PA -- trust me, and read Part II)
Democracy, Markets, & Charter Schools: Part I
K12 Inc Comes Clean: "Reform" Is All About the $
- Why John Kasich's "Pizza Shoppe" Analogy Makes No Sense:
- Charter Schools and the Profit Motive:
The Business of Charter Schooling: Understanding the Policies that Charter Operators Use for Financial Benefit (Bruce Baker & Gary Miron)
The Business of Charter Schooling: Understanding the Policies that Charter Operators Use for Financial Benefit (Bruce Baker & Gary Miron)
Again, I may have some more to say about Oliver's piece, which I thought was good if necessarily incomplete. Until then, see you at the pizza shoppe.
More pepperoni, please.
1 comment:
It WAS incomplete, but it deals with what matters most to people right now.....how much/little money one has in their wallet and why. If you want people to start to listen, you have to show them the money or the money trail. It was 18 minutes....can you imagine how long the segment would be if he went on with all the other problems? I was hooked into listening for the full segment with the "Kasich pizza shop" diatribe.
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