http://educationnext.org/should-failing-schools-be-fixed-or-closed/ Education Next is a journal of opinion and research about education policy. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://educationnext.org/should-failing-schools-be-fixed-or-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-25393 How far to go for quality education? Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:28:18 +0000 http://educationnext.org/?p=49629638#comment-25393 [...] Andy Smarick, a visiting fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and adjunct fellow at the American Enterprise [...] [...] Andy Smarick, a visiting fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and adjunct fellow at the American Enterprise [...]

]]> http://educationnext.org/should-failing-schools-be-fixed-or-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-698 JJ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:59:17 +0000 http://educationnext.org/?p=49629638#comment-698 To continuously place seeds in bad soil and expect them to grow is very symbolic of what turnaround schools try to do. It is unfair to the child, parents, community and nation to overlook the haunting facts of these low-performing institutions that are wide spread across the country strategically placed inside of minority communities. Most of the low performing schools and charter schools are in segregated communities impacted by the ism (classism, sexism and racism). This is not only a cry for equality in education but for exposure to the truth about an antiquated educational system that enjoys pointing the finger of castigation never noticing the fingers of examination. To continuously place seeds in bad soil and expect them to grow is very symbolic of what turnaround schools try to do. It is unfair to the child, parents, community and nation to overlook the haunting facts of these low-performing institutions that are wide spread across the country strategically placed inside of minority communities. Most of the low performing schools and charter schools are in segregated communities impacted by the ism (classism, sexism and racism). This is not only a cry for equality in education but for exposure to the truth about an antiquated educational system that enjoys pointing the finger of castigation never noticing the fingers of examination.

]]> http://educationnext.org/should-failing-schools-be-fixed-or-closed/comment-page-1/#comment-675 John Doe Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:11:22 +0000 http://educationnext.org/?p=49629638#comment-675 We should just close them and shuttle them to better schools! We should just close them and shuttle them to better schools!

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