NCLB already does this though the measures are different. ANd guess what happens when the time comes to shut the school down... there is no place else to send the kids so it stays open. Dana
On 10/6/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Cameron wrote: > > Using market forces closes bad schools faster and doesn't require the > > same level of testing and political bullshit. > > > > I guess I'm in favor of a hybrid: schools are open to compete for > students but all students must have a core skill set: math, science, > social sciences, etc. This would include my personal finance > aptitude. > > If a school wasn't graduating a certain percentage of students that > could pass a set of board tests it could eventually be shut down. > > That would be the only gov't involvement, however; minimum threshold. > The market would decide the rest. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176217 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
