I thought I'd wrap up the week with various perspectives from the right and left on the AdvancED accreditation report on the Wake County school system.
"The bottom-line is Wake County schools remain accredited, albeit with an 'accreditation warning” status,'" writes Bob Luebke in a Thursday blog post for the conservative Civitas Institute. "The allegations of those who filed claims were insufficient to revoke that status. Hopefully this episode will conclude in November when AdvancED officials return to WCPSS and issue a report."
"Advance Ed issued its long-awaited report yesterday that focused on wholesale policy changes aimed at re-segregating Wake County Schools," writes Jim Horn in a Thursday post on Schools Matter. "The Tea Party's Gang of Five school board majority did not fare well in a report."
"Have you read the AdvancED accreditation report on the Wake County School Board yet?" writes Cash Michaels, editor of The Carolinian, in a Wednesday blog post. "Do you have your DVD copy of 'Titanic' handy? Same disaster, less water. This thing literally rakes the conservatives on the board as a bunch of know-nothing political amateurs who are destroying one of the nation's best public school systems with all deliberate speed."
"Whew, the AdvancED team didn't think much of the 'governance' provided — since Dec. 2009 — by the Wake school board majority," writes Bob Geary in a Wednesday blog post for the liberal Independent weekly. "It is absolutely blistering, especially regarding Chairman Ron Margiotta and his sidekick John Tedesco, on the subject of how the board majority abused the student assignment process."
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Accrediation - The Bar, AMA, BBB, AdvancEd What's Different?
Sat, 03/19/2011 - 13:07 — JustShutUpEveryone learns a few things in life that become public knowledge; like membership organizations who police themselves don't really police themselves very well and I not even mentioning law enforcement organizations. It's about appearance and cover. Nothing more nothing less.
Does the legal community (NC Bar) really police itself adequately or fairly. Look what it took for Nifong to go down but we still have a former Senator who ran for President clearly leading a life as a lie. There are former prosecuting attorneys in some counties locally over the past years who we've found out were falsifing evidence for convictions.
What's the reputation of the SBI in Raleigh?
Does the Medical community really police it's members. Anyone think Dr.Cook recently convicted of manslaughter just started drinking like a sailor on a weekend pass the day he caused the accident? Or did or were there any signs that one would think someone in the medical field might notice? For everyone bad cop you dozens of cops who know what's going on and say nothing. It always ends up with a tradegy to get them to come forward just like these other member organizations.
The BBB what can I say. It's rule 1 of shady business operations standard operating procedure to join for cover.
AdvancEd and accrediation: There's even accrediation groups for fake schools or diploma mills that join the same organizations as AdvancEd on a national level. Go figure. The fake universities even provide fake college transcripts and employment verification services for a fee $99; BS are $495, Masters are $795 and PhD's are $995. I posted an example the other day as I went through their process and got a one time special offer. But it was deleted by the N&O.
Think about the guy who says he's Betty on the commercial for credit card perks; which the card holder never gets, answering the phone.
AdvancEd reported as if controversy just started in the WCPSS with the new board. This newspaper is dishonest to print and act as if there was none before. This has been going on for years. It's like these guys just showed up from Mars and never knew anything before.
There's a battle going on in America and it's been going on for decades between liberals and conservatives. Anyone, organization, or newspaper who doesn't admit it is simply dishonest!
oooh ahhhhhh
Mon, 03/21/2011 - 19:25 — willynillyThe phone call in November erased the the statute of limitations.....so here we go.
Right on All Points
Sat, 03/19/2011 - 15:27 — willynillywith the help of the status quo our kids are in schools that:
Keep them dumbed down by requiring a 53% on reading, math and science tests to be "proficient."
Allowing the continued bullying (with the help of parents) of bullied students until something really bad happens.....and it will.
Allowing the bullying of employees (including lying, in writing, by WCPSS administrators) to take place.
Allowing inpet principals to roll out the best and newest bells and whistles of initiatives that have never been tested, proven or validated.....simply "paid for" and force implemented.
Wake up and take it back or you have and get exactly what you deserve Wake County.
Civitas Institute & Locke Foundation....
Sat, 03/19/2011 - 12:28 — bpuli9999Don't the morons there have any more important "conservative" issues to talk about than WCPSS and it bickering BoE members?
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"Conservatives say if you don't give the rich more money, they will lose their incentive to invest. As for the poor, they tell us they've lost all incentive because we've given them too much money."--George Carlin
Loved George. Very funny
Mon, 03/21/2011 - 09:53 — shearertwLoved George. Very funny even if he sometimes went off the deep end.
As absurd as the quote from George you posted sounds, perhaps there's some truth to be found.
A. Is it not true that many (if not most) people will not invest their money without the possibility of making more money? Why would anyone risk money in an investment without the prospect of making a profit?
B. Is it not true that some people will not work if they absolutely do not truly need more money? Therefore, if you give them an amount of money that fulfills their needs, they will not work.
Finally, as was mentioned before, by-in-large, the "rich" are not "given" their money.
Well, if you want
Sat, 03/19/2011 - 14:18 — DrActualFactualWell, if you want substantive discussion perhaps you wish to attend the meeting Mr. Hui blogged about below between Kahlenberg/Thernstrom.
"Conservatives say if you
Sat, 03/19/2011 - 14:09 — woodstock"Conservatives say if you don't give the rich more money, they will lose their incentive to invest."
"GIVE" the rich money? Please explain that one. Who "gives" them money? What are you talking about?
George Carlin is a comedian
Sat, 03/19/2011 - 19:01 — Voice_of_Reason_What do you expect. Besides he is rich.
Had the same thought.
Mon, 03/21/2011 - 21:22 — SDR256Yes, well, RIP et cetera, but I had the same thought - so convenient to enjoy the luxury of making jokes when you have the advantage of both perspectives - rich and poor.
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Sat, 03/19/2011 - 19:42 — SideburnsWas.
RIP
Sun, 03/20/2011 - 10:21 — Voice_of_Reason_I guess I missed that. He was very funny, especially in his younger years. One of my favorites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgN5gCuLac
Michaels got his ships mixed
Sat, 03/19/2011 - 00:43 — red_balloonMichaels got his ships mixed up but I don't suppose his posts are anchored by facts on the sea of sensationalism that he sails. The 'Titantic' would be WCPSS' ubiquitous yellow bus ferrying helpless F&R kids into the icy waters of lowered expectations and deprived opportunities. Think of the disaster that thousands of F&R students have met at the hands of the social engineers and be thankful that the 'Carpathia' brought the ED Task Force to rescue these much abused students.
More can be done, and might be done, if people like Michaels, Barber, and Brannon quit denigrating those who want to get off the 'Titanic' that WCPSS has been to date. If Michaels, Barber, and Brannon want to go down with the 'Titantic', they should do so without needing to take down the kids of WCPSS. They are of course welcome to take the DVD copy they seem to cherish over children.
"The Tea Party's Gang of
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 21:34 — woodstock"The Tea Party's Gang of Five school board majority did not fare well in a report."
Tea Party? LOL That's a new one. Where did that come from? What's the connection? Also, who are the "five?"
Cash & Bob ....
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 20:29 — AgentPierceCash Micheals & Bob Geary .... the Triangle's Al Sharpton & Chris Matthews. Yo Keung, I bet those two have some looloo opinions on Sarah Palin too. Keep'em in your "owe me one" file if the N&O keeps laying off.
Cash who?
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 21:43 — FSandYOUCash for Clunkers?
I met Bob Geary a month or
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 21:26 — DrActualFactualI met Bob Geary a month or two ago and was surprised that he was not a young, preppy, college age liberal/progressive as I had envisioned him to be. Still, I don't read the IndyWeek often and when I do, I always feel the need to clean my hard drive as fast as possible.
If? Don't you mean "when?"
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 20:44 — woodstockIf? Don't you mean "when?"
Something really bothers me
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 18:21 — nancyncNothing was said for years from Mr. Michaels or Mr. Barber about the failure rate of minority students, and it was not until the past election and the majority said that race based assignment (otherwise referred to as socio-economic status when the laws changed) was going to be eliminated did they start firing off their fury.
Why? Were they pleased with the graduation rates of minority students before? Were they satisfied that the same minority students were not being given a fair shake at advanced class levels? Were they pleased with the overall lack of progress in the gap?
Seems to me their voices now are strictly about their race, not about real achievement and what needs to be done to forward that, for if that were the real case, we would have heard from them for the past decade.
We did not.
Why? Maybe they don't want
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 18:37 — eddie2Why? Maybe they don't want to be accused of "acting white".
Amen, sister! For Barbar and
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 18:33 — woodstockAmen, sister! For Barbar and Michaels it is all about racial politics and nothing more... they could care less about the students or education. EVERYONE knows this, but only some admit it.
Oh good grief....
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 16:59 — Bob_SconceSpin, spin, spin. Next we're going to hear from people who read what Bob Geary told them to think instead of reading the report itself.
Here you go now
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 17:34 — udontknowIf he gave his own perspective, you'd argue that he was part of N&O's 'liberal' slant and that he was a poor journalist by not presenting the facts. If he reports what other people say, you say he is spinning it. What do you want the man to do..only say what you want to hear?
Huh?
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 17:40 — Bob_SconceI'm not referring to Keung. I'm referring to Geary & the rest trying to spin it.