The poor graduation rate cannot be cured easily, if at all. To change that would require moving at least three entities off the dime--the feds, the leggie, and the teacher's unions. Our state has been jacking the kids around for several years now, profile of learning/no profile being one of the problems the legislature brings us on a regular basis. Short-changing schools rather than arranging the tax laws to support them is another. Presuming that we can afford to waste the talents of any child as a future adult is a third, though maybe first in line.
Too, perhaps only here and in St. Paul does the school district have to deal with massive numbers of immigrants from several different language and cultural groups as well as those who have been poorly served in education and are born here (Indians, African Americans, poor whites).
I can hear the snippiness in "her majesty," but Johnson doesn't deserve that. This is an opportunity for a school superintendent. I feel quite satisfied that our school board chose so well. After all, Tennessee wouldn't want her if she were just any-old-body. The particulars of her c. vitae must be awesome.
WizardMarks, Central
j c harmon wrote:
Nothing to keep a superintendent here? The salary bump served up by the school board last year during their budget crisis to keep her majesty here seemed to do it. Doesn't her dedication to the students of Minneapolis suffering a pathetic 40% graduation rate garner SOME reason to stay and FIX it?
I'm sure Steve Belton isn't the only one with a $400 per month car allowance - with perks like that I'm surprised she doesn't stay.
Jill Harmon
Cleveland
From: Jason C Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] GoMemphis reports: Johnson will be new supt. Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 06:17:10 -0700 (PDT)
I have a hard time believing that it takes salaries at those levels to attract qualified
candidates. Methinks that needs be rethunk.
Jason Stone | Hale
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