tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post5022542828053826046..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: CEO Pay in Charter School ChainsJames Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-49083972130429771652009-11-10T10:51:06.736-05:002009-11-10T10:51:06.736-05:00The MSNBC video is hugely deceptive. It starts by ...The MSNBC video is hugely deceptive. It starts by showing headlines from the NY Times about NY State's lack of progress on the math NAEP – which calls into question the State's alleged progress on the state exams. Then Joe Scarborough goes on to say “but not all the news is bad". He describes how at this charter school, the Harlem village academy, all 8th grades scored proficient in math. At the same time, there is a graphic displayed with the name of the school pasted on a blackboard with the “the Nation’s report card” at the top, implying that these results were on the NAEP, stating that the students at this school scored at 100% proficiency in math compared to 34% in the nation . Yet the 100% mark for the charter school were the results on the NY state exam – which the Naep results had just been shown to be hugely inflated! And the 34% is the national average for proficiency on the NAEP.<br /><br />Whether this deception was promulgated by Kenny or was just sloppy reporting on the part of MSNBC, who knows. But at no time did Kenny try to correct the misimpression created by the remarks by Joe Scarborough.leonie Haimsonhttp://www.classsizematters.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-53285477646406151902009-11-07T22:15:46.106-05:002009-11-07T22:15:46.106-05:00What a hoot. This is what passes for journalism at...What a hoot. This is what passes for journalism at MSNBC. I particularly like Mica Bryzinski talking about no social promotion everybody can make it even if they don't have a connected daddy. I think she should have scored a big interview with her dad, the former secretary of state. A bunch of rich people talking about education who wouldn't think of ever going into a class if it wasn't a thirty second walk through. You can tell if the school is good just by walking through. Maybe in the future they'll be able to tell if the kids are getting a quality education by standing outside a building with a diving rod.geenoreply@blogger.com