The Roanoke Slant
This file is a very brief diary of some examples of the Roanoke Times slant. Comments to: lbhagen@roanokeslant.orgThursday, August 16, 2012
Roanoke Schools Living Up To Low Expectations
Roanoke Times, 8-15-12, Pg 1, 16: Results on SOLs for math positive. Students in Roanoke region scored better than expected on the new tests.
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Results positive? Whoever wrote this headline certainly never read the article!
Algebra I performance was 16 points lower than the state average, and geometry 20 points below. This is positive? This is better than expected?
The bar chart on Pg 16 indicates that the Roanoke results are dismal for Algebra I and II and Geometry compared to their 2010 results and compared to Roanoke County and VA.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/312770
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Clearly the positive spin on this is the result of concerns about alternative schools all over the country and especially in center cities, even in NYC the bastion of Albert Shanker’s teachers unions. The progressive-liberals are terrified that the public and the parents will come to realize that there are successful alternatives to “the public school system”.
WSJ: Joe Klein: New York's Charter Schools Get an A+
The Success schools are performing at the same level as NYC's gifted and talented schools that select kids based solely on rigorous tests..
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443343704577550781938901886.html
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Liberal-Progressive Fears Of Educational Options And Opportunities
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2012/02/liberal-progressive-fears-of.html
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There is a bright spot here! Apparently the Republican Administration in Richmond is lifting-up and not dumbing-down the educational standards in Virginia and they are continuing to require measurements and accountability. That will result in improved performance over time and that is a very good thing!
After all, a mind is a terrible thing to waste (UNCF 1972).
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Fixing our schools -- here are solutions that work Juan Williams 8-16-2012
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/08/16/fixing-our-schools-solutions-that-work/
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2012/03/dismal-school-results-societies.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2011/02/yet-more-roanoke-times-bias-against.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2010/12/too-dumb-to-serve.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2006/12/who-are-failures.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2006/04/its-measurement-stupid.html
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