“In mid-December I sent you a report documenting the gross inflation of the high school performance scores. The department covered up the inflation by intentionally mislabeling an important column of data in the initial public release of the scores.”
—Grayson teacher Herb Bassett, testifying before the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday that his research of Department of Education (DOE) data “revealed deceit, distortion, manipulation of scores and data suppression.”
“I haven’t heard anything about that but I will certainly look into it.”
—Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) President Chas Roemer, when called to the witness table by the committee to answer questions about Bassett’s charges.
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Then perhaps, destroy it or ignore it, as Roemer has a good teacher (Jindal) that avoids all the answers.
I wonder how proud his Daddy is?
Roemer’s reply is the typical politician’s response, meaning “Oh —-, we have a problem here. I need to get back to my office, have my staff dig it up if they can find it, read what I should have read before this hearing, and concoct some answers to disprove what you just said to cover my —. I spent many a year working with federal senators and representatives and they all do the same thing as do most of the agencies who serve the public.
Amen. And we accept it.
They must alter the data in order for us to believe we desperately need a new system. They have an agenda and it’s called Common Core. We need to make people aware of this.
Lottie Beebe posted a summary of the bombshell testimony on her Facebook page. This cannot simply be ignored! Has mainstream media picked up the story?
The national media has to pick it up before the locals “might” cover it. BELO owns WWL TV & Newhouse (TP) & they are in bed w/ the Koch Bros. Also – unfortunately, Education is not a big “seller” among news stories & you know they give the people what they want – not what they NEED! The news is now merely a product to be consumed so that business can make more money!
Circle your wagons, and enjoy your fun,
For the masters of defeat will certainly come! And when they do, you’ll have to declare;
Your deceptions and manipulations have brought your despair.
The children you’ve sacrificed for your political gain, will return to the schools from whence they came. They shall remember the teapot, so short and stout, when you cried, ‘”tip me over and pour me out”!
Your tea party shall end on a sour note, and your presidential aspirations will be all she wrote.
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Great poem and perfect comparison, enjoyed reading it! Give Tom a Award for his discoveries and his sharing! Great job Tom and thanks.
Off subject a little, but of interest: Justice Dept warns Wisconsin voucher schools about discrimination: Will quote some of article: (hope it’s ok)
“The U.S. Department of Justice said Wisconsin private schools that accept taxpayer-funded vouchers must not discriminate against students with disabilities in a new guidance letter.
The Justice Department was prompted to investigate the situation in Wisconsin after a complaint from the American Civil Liberties Union and other state groups that claimed that Milwaukee was essentially creating a system of segregated schools.
The complaint said that 1.6 percent of the students using vouchers in Milwaukee were classified as having disabilities, compared with 20 percent of Milwaukee’s public school students. The 22-year-old program is administered by the state and enrolls about 24,000 students who receive vouchers of approximately $6,400 a year. (Here’s some more facts and figures on the Milwaukee program.)
Students with even minor disabilities were routinely denied admission and pushed out of voucher-accepting private schools, the Wisconsin advocacy groups said. Also, families of students with disabilities were not told of their right to use the program, and the schools themselves were not monitored for adherence to the Americans with Disabilities Act.”
full article at: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2013/05/justice_dept_warns_wisconsin_v.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter article dated 5/3/13
Bernie, this news is very informative, and may set a precedent for other states! I feel that a good education should not be limited to those children who are in failing schools! This leaves the door wide open for discrimination!