tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post1236554204756527147..comments2023-05-16T09:13:17.661-04:00Comments on Insideschools.org Blog: Central cuts to include universal G&T testing, quality reviewsPamela Wheatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07386163106829607638noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-3071057513487655172008-06-09T07:55:00.000-04:002008-06-09T07:55:00.000-04:00What sad times we are living when education is put...What sad times we are living when education is put in the back burner....Children are in need of a great education and the US being the superpower should provide that great education like other nations who place education as priority. Cuts should be made in other fields that are not as important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-26813227208734076292008-05-28T14:00:00.000-04:002008-05-28T14:00:00.000-04:00I have a feeling this reversal of plans to test ev...I have a feeling this reversal of plans to test everyone has to do with the fact that the DOE has no idea how many qualifiers will actually take the G&T seat offered to them this year. I suspect there will be quite a few programs that will be under enrolled.<BR/><BR/>To test everyone would make this uncertainty even greater, since at least this year, parents who have no intention of moving their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-40314438007710327282008-05-28T12:29:00.000-04:002008-05-28T12:29:00.000-04:00No one believes that $200 million is going to be c...No one believes that $200 million is going to be cut centrally; the City council analysis shows a proposed $12 million cut at Tweed, due to a hiring freeze.<BR/><BR/>for more on this, including the briefing documents, see the NYC public school parent blog.Leonie Haimsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317355552298136811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-10805025355672430072008-05-28T11:14:00.000-04:002008-05-28T11:14:00.000-04:00I was annoyed to see those stats from the DOE Qual...I was annoyed to see those stats from the DOE Quality Reviews in the NYT, too. Parents who have kids in the school system already may know that the reviews are just junk, but the fact that statistics exist, no matter how faulty they are, means that they are floating out in the world to be used by journalists,marketers, etc. Those statistics are meaningless in the context of an article about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-60453706178617801432008-05-28T10:23:00.000-04:002008-05-28T10:23:00.000-04:00So much for evening the playing field. This year k...So much for evening the playing field. This year kids in good hoods got more seats; kids in bad hoods way less. Maybe it is the way 4 y.o. are being evaluated/tested that should be questioned? Bring back the teacher recs!<BR/><BR/>Re cutting school reviews -- who cares about them. They were meaningless this year. Anybody who wants real info looks at Inside Schools reviews. I was peeved to see theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856143224099234680.post-69265273238868951282008-05-28T10:14:00.000-04:002008-05-28T10:14:00.000-04:00Hmmmmm.....so now that universal testing has revea...Hmmmmm.....so now that universal testing has revealed that the applicant population in the top percentiles far exceeds the number of seats in existence it seems like a good idea to go back to a system in which only children whose parents seek testing will have a shot at access. That will certainly cut down on the numbers but will not improve equity. The end result is, essentially, to cover up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com