tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post4190907322739456992..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Charter schools should be eliminating segregationRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-83030293133635498272009-08-08T22:50:00.278-04:002009-08-08T22:50:00.278-04:00No, I'm aware that Model Lab is not a charter ...No, I'm aware that Model Lab is not a charter school. Too bad, UK no longer has one. Those were the good old days.... <br /><br />I'd rather work for the university than for Mr. Silberman. You see, for me, "It's about learning."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-6774529632996983062009-08-08T17:34:02.767-04:002009-08-08T17:34:02.767-04:00There aren't any.
Kentucky does not have a la...There aren't any.<br /><br />Kentucky does not have a law permitting them but there re a couple of exceptions. The legislature created the Gatton School (Math & Science...did I get that name right?) at WKU by specific legislation. It operated kinda like a charter.<br /><br />And a former commissioner told me that Simmons University in Louisville has been allowed to open some kind of a school but I've never check into that.<br /><br />Some will tell you Model Lab School at EKU is a charter, but they're wrong.Richard Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-73166846325354633622009-08-08T13:04:47.834-04:002009-08-08T13:04:47.834-04:00I must confess I don't even know what it takes...I must confess I don't even know what it takes to found a charter school. Are there any in Kentucky? Inquiring minds want to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-9230069954143058212009-08-08T07:58:53.523-04:002009-08-08T07:58:53.523-04:00Richard & Anon,
Yes, but, if we were to look ...Richard & Anon,<br /><br />Yes, but, if we were to look at the implementation of anything, would we not find that some states do better than others?<br /><br />I just don't see compelling evidence that, taken as a whole, charters are any better. But neither do they look like the end of public schooling. <br /><br />I have been surprised by Obama's push for charters exactly because of its disequalizing nature - the same thing that ought to cause us pause in Kentucky because of our constitutional language.<br /><br />RichardRichard Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-4120873164103084842009-08-07T22:30:14.538-04:002009-08-07T22:30:14.538-04:00Perhaps someone should shove this data under Mr. O...Perhaps someone should shove this data under Mr. Obamba's nose since he is pushing charter schools. I guess it wouldn't matter since he doesn't seem to listen to anyone but himself or perhaps Nancy Pelosi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-79679734277995938532009-08-07T21:17:48.142-04:002009-08-07T21:17:48.142-04:00Actually, if you read the Stanford report carefull...Actually, if you read the Stanford report carefully, you learn that charters in some states do notably better than in other states, which imply that state laws could play an important role in the way charters actually work. There needs to be more research on why this happens, but it may be that charters as a concept are sound, but specific implementations may be the problem.Richard Inneshttp://www.bluegrasspolicy-blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com