tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post1546356200128046088..comments2024-03-28T11:57:21.902-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Do No Excuses Affect Academics?Peter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-66051547536287651462015-09-15T14:43:02.471-04:002015-09-15T14:43:02.471-04:00John Lerner of Boston has some interesting statist...John Lerner of Boston has some interesting statistics on Boston Public Schools vs. charters on graduation and college completion. (Hint - BPS wins!)<br /><br />http://ihadthreechairs.blogspot.com<br /><br />Christine LanghofflaMissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516322307725011313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-28520465587089454842015-09-15T00:13:44.463-04:002015-09-15T00:13:44.463-04:00Good stuff. Do any of the papers include attrition...Good stuff. Do any of the papers include attrition rates by cohort, % SP ED by disability type compared to neighboring district schools, and % ELL? I'm guessing it's a big fat NOAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592350119719894453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-12207267387748561632015-09-14T22:34:28.102-04:002015-09-14T22:34:28.102-04:00Astonishingly daft conclusion, given the unlikelih...Astonishingly daft conclusion, given the unlikelihood of the no excuses brands either serving of retaining similar student demographics as their district peers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-68050305875551850522015-09-14T20:03:59.214-04:002015-09-14T20:03:59.214-04:00Well of course "no excuses" charters are...Well of course "no excuses" charters are great at raising "student achievement" (aka test scores). Aside from the skimming and attrition you mention, the best way to get higher test scores is to teach non-stop test prep and cram it in as often and as rapidly as possible - 8 or 10 hours a day, six days a week if you can get away with it. But the only kids who will sit still for the utter soul draining mind-numbingness of such test prep are those who are threatened, bullied and abused into submission to do so. That's what "no excuses" schools have perfected.Diennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570040547158789834noreply@blogger.com