[ProgressiveEd] Report on Friday's NYS Senate Majority Task Force 4/4 Pub...
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Dear Colleagues:
I want to raise a question that has remained largely unspoken in the debate=20
about preserving the local school districts.=A0 To what degree are the effor=
ts=20
by local politicians to preserve school districts connected to their desire=20
to preserve white middle class enclaves in our school system?=A0=20
Answer: I would say to a very high degree (maybe 85 to 90%)
Have these district offices really been accountable and responsive to the=20
majority of parents? =A0=A0=A0
Answer: In most cases, no. Of course there is just as much likelihood that=
=20
the new structure could be equally unresponsive. The fault is/was not with=20
the structure but with its implementation in the context of a society in=20
which the majority of (especially public school) parents are in zillions of=20
ways marginalized.
If there is an educational argument to preserve the districts I would like t=
o=20
hear it because nothing mentioned in the press thus far has discussed how=20
these structures have worked to support teaching and learning.=20
Response: I agree.
As the networks are created over the next few months, I think it is incumben=
t=20
on progressive educators to argue for diverse networks of schools that are=20
not segregated by race and class.
Response: Agree again. That's why, for example, we need to continue to=20
fight against the "list" and the obsession with test scores as the measure o=
f=20
student and school achievement, both of which are linked to the cynical Leav=
e=20
No Child Behind law.
Thanks for staying with the issue.
Steve
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ACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Dear Colleagues:<BR>
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I want to raise a question that has remained largely unspoken in the debate=20=
about preserving the local school districts.=A0 To what degree are the effor=
ts by local politicians to preserve school districts connected to their desi=
re to preserve white middle class enclaves in our school system?=A0 <BR>
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Have these district offices really been accountable and responsive to the ma=
jority of parents? =A0=A0=A0<BR>
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LANG=3D"0">Answer: In most cases, no. Of course there is just a=
s much likelihood that the new structure could be equally unresponsive. =
; The fault is/was not with the structure but with its implementation in the=
context of a society in which the majority of (especially public school) pa=
rents are in zillions of ways marginalized.<BR>
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LANG=3D"0"><BR>
If there is an educational argument to preserve the districts I would like t=
o hear it because nothing mentioned in the press thus far has discussed how=20=
these structures have worked to support teaching and learning. <BR>
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LANG=3D"0">Response: I agree.</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2=
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
<BR>
As the networks are created over the next few months, I think it is incumben=
t on progressive educators to argue for diverse networks of schools that are=
not segregated by race and class.<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#008080" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial"=
LANG=3D"0">Response: Agree again. That's why, for example, we n=
eed to continue to fight against the "list" and the obsession with test scor=
es as the measure of student and school achievement, both of which are linke=
d to the cynical Leave No Child Behind law.<BR>
<BR>
Thanks for staying with the issue.<BR>
<BR>
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