http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2013/02/25/dean-defends-position-on-charter-schools Comments On: Dean Defends Position on Charter Schools by Jeff Woods en-us Copyright 2013 Nashville Scene. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Nashville Scene readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Nashville Scene. wil@desert.net (Nashville Scene Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:15:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
The other inconvenient truth that Dean and other blanket defenders of charters leave out: Nationwide, only about 17% of charter schools outperform traditional schools.
Posted by bubbadog]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:21:49 -0600 Nashville Scene Posted by NashCitizen]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:59:48 -0600 Nashville Scene Posted by Chelle Baldwin]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:36:04 -0600 Nashville Scene
Also, it's laughable to see the mayor decrying a focus on control and politics, when he is precisely the person who is driving that focus.
Posted by ???]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:00:52 -0600 Nashville Scene Posted by Kosh III]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:13:26 -0600 Nashville Scene
BTW: 86 the personal "smart people" B S, it puts you in bad company (gast/zoombah/bobsguns) and lessens the credibility of your posts.
Posted by Jim Collins]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:36:43 -0600 Nashville Scene Posted by Moost]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:37:13 -0600 Nashville Scene
100%? Are you sure that's what you meant to say?
Posted by AnglRdr]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:24:17 -0600 Nashville Scene
This is the same school board that has denied 100% of all applications. The few that got through did so on subsequent attempts and/or appeals after tall fences were put in place to limit their growth and capabilities.
Posted by Moost]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:28:54 -0600 Nashville Scene