tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post1744997858348041508..comments2024-03-29T04:34:05.185-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Minority Schools More Likely To Be ClosedPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-58940032172449802162017-08-27T16:02:44.158-04:002017-08-27T16:02:44.158-04:00Well said: and there is no such thing as "suc...Well said: and there is no such thing as "success" inside schools set up for the endless cycle of lucrative test-score invasions and no protections against plans for neighborhood gentrification.ciedie aechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00443601825150518035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-29424684961394029732017-08-27T14:43:47.493-04:002017-08-27T14:43:47.493-04:00Thanks for pointing that out.
Definitely I'...Thanks for pointing that out. <br /><br />Definitely I've observed that even when segregated schools serving low-income minority students are successful they lack the political capital to protect what they've created. To the extent that charters have been successful -- in Rhode Island at least -- they're generally politically strong enough to maintain programs that are threatened when equivalent district programs would disappear without a trace (or comment in the press).Tom Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.com