The Herald News and Boston Globe have articles here and here on a report (free but registration required to view) from MassINC titled, Incomplete Grade: Massachusetts Education Reform at 15 concludes that education reform adopted in 1993 has raised the test scores of both low and high spending districts
but did not close the gap between the two groups. According to the Globe article, scores in low spending schools would have fallen without ed reform.
The Fall River School district is considering using federal stimulus money to keep students who currently attend outside schools in the district. The move could save some $600K annually. This type of program can be regional and I hope that Fall River reaches out to local districts to participate. Perhaps our schools could inquire about the program and potentially sharing the resource.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Report on Ed Reform, Fall River looks at in house Special Ed
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Interesting. both articles say the same thing "In fact, had the state not infused millions of dollars into public schools and adopted rigorous academic standards, the achievement gap between low- and high-spending districts would have widened considerably" according to some people in town the difference in spending doesnt make a difference "more spending doesnt give you a good education" yet in both articles it does? higher spending districts do better?
You read the articles, now read the report. The report says that although ed reform did increase spending in the lowest spending schools, it did not result in those schools reaching the same results as the highest spending. You reach the conclusion that spending would further close the gap, the study does not. The study found that socioeconomic class of the students was a better predictor of performance than how much was spent.
but why would the schools that spent more be doing better at all? if spending makes no difference all schools should do about the same yet higher spending schools do better. why?
The socioeconomic class of the student was cited in the report as the factor that was significant in the performance
Wealthy people have smarter kids?
"In fact, had the state not infused millions of dollars into public schools and adopted rigorous academic standards, the achievement gap between low- and high-spending districts would have widened considerably" why would there be gap at all? many people here state spending makes no difference in education.Hence MNSS why is there a gap in results between lower spending and higher spending? why do most high spending districts historically do better than lower spending districts?
I went and read the summary of the report and even though the funding gap narrowed the performance gap did not. That suggests other factors like wealth and class are driving the result. You're on the right track though. Keep raising taxes and you'll drive all the working class families right out of town.
Where are they going to go Swamp Yankee? Most neighboring towns have higher taxes then we do.
Let me get this right. The government spends millions of our tax dollars on low spending communities and its narrows the gap between lower and higher spending communities? So the improvement in the lower spending communtiies is due to increased spending? so your saying more spending in a lower spending community increases test scores etc....funny how that theory apparently doesnt apply here. we're at MNSS and according to comments Ive heard thats plenty.
Not so if you take into account that neighboring towns get trash and fire service included in their taxes. This talking point by the pro override folks just won't go away. It's not true.
Dartmouth taxpayers are paying over $4 million more in taxes and fees just in the past two years.
This is not that hard to understand, so listen up. Ed reform narrowed the SPENDING gap between towns, the PERFORMANCE gap remained unchanged. The report says the PERFORMANCE gap would've widened if the SPENDING gap hadn't been addressed.
The problem with Dartmouth is those working class folks who do the right thing and struggle to support themselves. They can't afford more taxes like I can. I wish they would just give up the struggle to support themselves and go on welfare. The state can afford to pay as much for their children as I can for mine. I think we can get more school funding if we eliminate these stupid blue collar types.
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