Charlotte outperforming Wake among black, low-income students

Keung, Obama's speech in Madison, WI was extremely intriguing in the sense that it skewered (and challenged) "establishment" theory on education...so how come there was no coverage on this blog?

And yes, it has major "local news" implications for our county system, since he challenged many of the "sacred cows" that the entrenched theorists hold to be true...too many to list here, requesting you please initiate a civil public discussion here....

And I'm writing this from a state that ranks poorly, in a nation that often ranks poorly in the global "Race to the Top", which was the title of his speech!

Please post a link to the transcript of his speech: finally perhaps we can debate ways to move beyond skin color or wallet-thickness to the issue of parents+children+schools?Keung?

http://www.heraldsun.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Nov-+7-+2009%20&id=4367435-Nov-+7-+2009&instance=most_commented

I just searched John Tedesco and would you be surprised that some white supremacist blogs are already super excited about the new board members?

I hate that for him and the others but I do think people who are so *puzzled* at others fears of resegregation should keep in mind who else is pro "neighborhood schools". When the KKK is energized by your ideas, it gives me pause and I don't think there's a thing wrong with that.

who's playing a race card when its white supremacists and racial separatists who are all "yayyyyy John Tedesco!!" come on MAN!!

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local_state/story/180989.html

Proponents of longer school hours contend that “poorer kids” face “problems that interfere with learning,” according to the AP, including “less involvement by their parents,” while children from more-affluent homes benefit from parents who “read to them, have strong language skills,” and “give them learning opportunities.” I suspect many nonaffluent parents would object to that generalization. But even where it is true, the solution doesn’t require longer days and years for every child. If some students need remedial help beyond current school hours, schools can offer it to them, as many already do. But we shouldn’t compel every child to stay just because some may need to.

We can also address how many minutes and hours teachers are compelled to spend on classroom management, and how much chaos their students are forced to endure at the hands of a disruptive few because perverse regulations, the threat of litigation, and pipe-dream behavior theories continue to rule in our schools.

We can address how much time schools divert to social services. We can address how vague, nonacademic objectives have supplanted academic content. All this folly costs more than a summer every year.

Finally, we can understand that giving children the summer away from school isn’t a waste of their time. Unless we’re saying that being home is a waste of their time.

If that’s the case, we’ve got a more perilous problem than an eternity in my classroom can cure.

 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/04/10berger.h29.html?tkn=RSZFAJHIsK8a3HqnJL%2BSWNJyID7aYAffHHh5

I'm reading this article and the same comments over many of WEB posts. The Reverend and the NAACP keeping repeating resegregation with neighborhood schools as a huge concern for Black people and that it will cause a throwback to the 1960's. But what these opponents are forgetting that in the 40 or so years since desegregation, the demographics of the whole country and Wake County in particular have changed also, and the dynamics of that population are no longer black/white, poor/wealthy, educated and uneducated, And to keep perpetuating the black vs. white as the only common factor is to totally misrepresent society incorrectly. Any group who would be the proponent of the poor and disadvantaged minorities in this State, should not choose only one particular group to champion. I don't think neighborhood schools in 2010 will look anything like the neighborhood schools of the 70's and 80's. Will there be pockets of similar races throughout the County? I would imagine there will. Mostly because people will still choose to live with people who share the same cultural, spiritual and social values. But I believe it's always better to let families choose, not be mandated, where education should happen within their family structure. I'm glad a new Board is going to look at this with new eyes. I am hopeful that other organizations and groups can see societal changes with 2010 eyes also.