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Pennsylvania

Curmudgeoness

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5. Hopefully, by then, those private schools

Reply to iemitsu (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 1, 2012, 08:08 PM

Oct 2012

will be showing just how lousy they are. They can't be doing any better with these tests---unless they are specializing in honors students.

Hmmmm, are they included in these standardized tests? I never hear how they are doing and we all know that they are not all doing well.

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PA. says 600 more schools failed because of less cheating by teachers, not loss of 14,000 teachers [View all] JPZenger Oct 2012 OP

we need to put the brakes on school reform iemitsu Oct 2012 #1

Tom Corebutt is the worst thing to happen to PA and public education... strongermessage Oct 2012 #2

A couple of schools here "failed", one is my district. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #3

its pathetic. iemitsu Oct 2012 #4

Hopefully, by then, those private schools Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #5

The cyber charters are already failing JPZenger Oct 2012 #6

Do the charters and cybers have to meet requirements Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #7

nationally charters are doing about the same as regular public schools. iemitsu Oct 2012 #8

Thanks for the very informative post. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #9

it seems easy to you and me. i'm old you your name suggests you might not be young. iemitsu Oct 2012 #10

You are right. I am not one of the young ones. Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #11

its hard to tell where it will end. iemitsu Oct 2012 #12