Comments on: School Choice, For Real This Time http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/02/09/school-choice-for-real-this-time/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:38:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Raise Your Voice « FITSNews For Now http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/02/09/school-choice-for-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Raise Your Voice « FITSNews For Now Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:55:19 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=484#comment-457 [...] - February 20, 2007 - We’ve made no bones on this site (or on the Original FITS) of our strong support for school choice. With South Carolina ranking last in the nation in SAT scores, last in graduation rates and with [...] [...] – February 20, 2007 – We’ve made no bones on this site (or on the Original FITS) of our strong support for school choice. With South Carolina ranking last in the nation in SAT scores, last in graduation rates and with [...]

]]> By: Thousands Gather For School Choice « FITSNews For Now http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/02/09/school-choice-for-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Thousands Gather For School Choice « FITSNews For Now Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:44:25 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=484#comment-456 [...] 13, 2007 - Approximately 4,000 people gathered on the S.C. State House steps today to support real school choice here in the Palmetto State, not the watered down public school choice that Jim Rex is [...] [...] 13, 2007 – Approximately 4,000 people gathered on the S.C. State House steps today to support real school choice here in the Palmetto State, not the watered down public school choice that Jim Rex is [...]

]]> By: Thousands Gather For School Choice « FITSNews For Now http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/02/09/school-choice-for-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Thousands Gather For School Choice « FITSNews For Now Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:42:20 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=484#comment-455 [...] - February 13, 2007 - Approximately 4,000 people gathered on the S.C. State House steps to support real school choice here in the Palmetto State, not the watered down public school choice that Jim Rex is [...] [...] – February 13, 2007 – Approximately 4,000 people gathered on the S.C. State House steps to support real school choice here in the Palmetto State, not the watered down public school choice that Jim Rex is [...]

]]> By: Alex Gillon http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/02/09/school-choice-for-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Alex Gillon Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:52:24 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=484#comment-450 Thank you Scott. You're right. Private schools in a sense never fail, because they still largely accomplish what most were set up to do--provide a segregated education for whites. Academically is another matter. We really don't know exactly how good or bad they are because there is little accountability. Ever hear of a private school taking a PACT test or seen a ranking of individual private schools by SAT scores? Thank you Scott. You’re right. Private schools in a sense never fail, because they still largely accomplish what most were set up to do–provide a segregated education for whites. Academically is another matter. We really don’t know exactly how good or bad they are because there is little accountability. Ever hear of a private school taking a PACT test or seen a ranking of individual private schools by SAT scores?

]]> By: Scott http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/02/09/school-choice-for-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Scott Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:43:25 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=484#comment-454 Alex, Let's see...the parents can take them out of the "failing" private school. Glad to know that there are so many "failing" private schools. Usually, a bad private school will be put out of business....when was the last time you've heard of a public school being closed? Hmmmm.... Alex, Let’s see…the parents can take them out of the “failing” private school. Glad to know that there are so many “failing” private schools. Usually, a bad private school will be put out of business….when was the last time you’ve heard of a public school being closed? Hmmmm….

]]> By: Alex Gillon http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/02/09/school-choice-for-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Alex Gillon Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:21:44 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=484#comment-453 Just a thought: what if a student is "trapped" in a "failing" private school. (and there are many of them, just as there are public ones.) What do we do then? Just a thought: what if a student is “trapped” in a “failing” private school. (and there are many of them, just as there are public ones.) What do we do then?

]]> By: whoopie http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/02/09/school-choice-for-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-452 whoopie Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:23:18 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=484#comment-452 The problem is not education, it is governments inability to do ANYTHING, including educate children. Any serious observer of government can only conclude that our government is totally inept at virtually everything it does OTHER than promoting the government’s interest. Pick any agency and u will find it incompetent, overstaffed and wasteful…but growing! Mark Sanford and other non-useful Republican idiots are preaching government reform and restructuring. Sanford attempts to re-arrange the deck chairs and somehow thinks that will enable and empower government employees to actually work. Yet there is no mechanism through which workers are celebrated and non workers are penalized. Overstaffing has created situations where most employees are forced(!) to play on computers just to appear busy…while middle and upper management attend “meetings”. Sure, there are some excellent government employees, I don’t doubt that. But just peek at any agency, and u will find dysfunction is the order of the day. And neither Mark Sanford, Bobby Harrell nor anyone else will challenge the status quo…so the charade continues. And nothing gets done…. The problem is not education, it is governments inability to do ANYTHING, including educate children. Any serious observer of government can only conclude that our government is totally inept at virtually everything it does OTHER than promoting the government’s interest. Pick any agency and u will find it incompetent, overstaffed and wasteful…but growing!

Mark Sanford and other non-useful Republican idiots are preaching government reform and restructuring. Sanford attempts to re-arrange the deck chairs and somehow thinks that will enable and empower government employees to actually work. Yet there is no mechanism through which workers are celebrated and non workers are penalized. Overstaffing has created situations where most employees are forced(!) to play on computers just to appear busy…while middle and upper management attend “meetings”.

Sure, there are some excellent government employees, I don’t doubt that. But just peek at any agency, and u will find dysfunction is the order of the day. And neither Mark Sanford, Bobby Harrell nor anyone else will challenge the status quo…so the charade continues.

And nothing gets done….

]]> By: voice http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/02/09/school-choice-for-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-451 voice Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:57:21 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=484#comment-451 Unsurprisingly, they went after this same issue here: http://thevoiceforschoolchoice.wordpress.com Unsurprisingly, they went after this same issue here:

http://thevoiceforschoolchoice.wordpress.com

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