Disadvantaged Children Take Another Educational Hit

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Ex-Schools Chief in Atlanta Is Indicted in Testing Scandal
Source - NYTimes
By MICHAEL WINERIP, Kim Severson and Robbie Brown contributed reporting from Atlanta.
Published: March 29, 2013During his 35 years as a Georgia state investigator, Richard Hyde has persuaded all sorts of criminals - corrupt judges, drug dealers, money launderers, racketeers

Comments

[angelus7988]

But clearly the solution is more standardized testing. Clearly.

[kittenmommy]

I thought that was obvious!

[littlelauren86]

of course

[freeze_i_say]

standardized testing is not the solution but it's not the problem either

[intrikate88]

Georgia education, you never stop being a thrill a minute, do you.

CSB time: about two years ago, I nearly moved in with a woman who was a contractor heading up a lot of the management of Atlanta City Schools in the transition period of getting these fuckers out of the system and keeping schools running while investigations were ongoing. SO glad I did not; I would have had the apartment to myself, but I don't think the stress she would have brought home would be worth it.

[ponyboy]

i was in a program (made up primarily of black students, myself included)and hall came to speak to us while all this was just breaking. we were told NOT to ask about what was going on and all i could do was seethe in impotent rage at her.

[myrrhmade]

This is way more prevalent across the nation than people want to know. The whole system is corrupt, and actually hurts kids. It's one of the reasons I left teaching.

[shadwing]

DITTO, it didnt' help that my area was being cut funds wise left right and center.

[ragnor144]

Is anyone really surprised? If the only way you judge performance is on standardized tests that many students either don't care about, completely freak out about, or see as a tool of revenge against a horrible system you will get widespread dishonesty.

If you want my students to be 100% proficient, then you, the lawmakers need to ensure that 100% of my students are going to have a roof over their heads, food in their stomachs, running water, and electricity every single night after I send them home. I also demand adequate (not even "good") support for every single student with a disability. I demand textbooks that actually have every page still in them. I demand enough textbooks so that every one of my kids can have one. My experiences in student teaching and other pre-service (ie you ain't gettin' paid to do this) placements has shown that I will never get this. I haven't even begun my professional career and I know this. They can shove their standardized tests up their asses.

[kittenmommy]

OMG, that scheme of yours is far too crazy to work!

[dearmisterecho]

*standing applause*

[castalianspring]

Best comment.