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New Mexico: State auditor blasts Public Education Department over charter school oversight
from Meredith Machen, New Mexico
Charter school oversight problems are rampant. In today’s New Mexican the State Auditor revealed a serious lack of oversight of charter schools by the State Public Education Department (PED).
At issue was charter school financial mismanagement and conflict of interest. The Auditor charged that the PED was unresponsive even though the school was raided by the FBI in August. This case highlights the struggle between local school districts vs. state control of the charter authorization and oversight process. This is only one of 18 cases nationwide of charter educational management firms nationwide that the U.S. Department of Education, the FBI, SEC, and IRS are investigatingContinue reading→
What is the Unkindest Cut of All?
Charters and traditional public schools are claiming that their funding allocations are inadequate and unfair.
Given the massive cuts in education funding, their claims are not trivial. Their arguments, however, are different. Judges are ruling differently as well. Based on information reported by Education Justice, a program of the New Jersey based Education Law Center, and Access, a research institute at Columbia University, charters want facilities and traditional public schools seek fairness.Continue reading→
How Many Tests are Too Many?
The Florida School Boards took a stand today against over testing.
Sorting out which tests students are required to take is no small task. The Florida Statewide Testing Program Schedule is extensive–take a look.
Take a test yourself. This is a training test to see what the FSA is like.
Education Commissioner Pam Stewart said the testing was “under review“. It is about time! The Florida Standard Assessments (FSA), our version of Common Core testing in English Language Skills and Mathematics begin this year. We also have district level tests, end of course exams, national and international tests, and college placement and admissions tests. All of this testing has generated a backlash. Continue reading→
Slide Show on Privatization of Schools
A PRESENTATION BY LWV MIAMI-DADE
Miami-Dade did a series of presentations on Florida’s school choice study. Their approach was to consider the unmet needs of children from low income areas. The ability of charter and private, mostly religious schools to meet those needs are considered.They discussed problems with the conflicting priorities for-profit charter management companies must face when serving ‘low-cost’ children rather than children whose needs are expensive to meet: e.g. ESE, ELL and students who struggle academically. The accountability system rewards schools whose students score well on state assessment tests. This makes charter admissions and dismissal policies subject to scrutiny.
The interrelationship between political and financial support has made conflict of interest concerns a public issue. The need to justify the inability of the private sector to overcome the achievement gap between students from low-income and higher income families has made the public more aware of the need for more efficient and equitable use of tax payer money.
This league’s approach to a discussion of school choice issues may be helpful for others who are planning similar presentations.
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