It seems like Minneapolis schools have one less thing to worry about.
Cheri Pierson Yecke leaving and is taking her ideas written in her book
"The War Against Excellence” to Florida to be head of the K-12 education
system there and will be free to practice her social experiments there.
http://www.fldoe.org/news/2005/2005_08_29.asp
Her idea of solutions is basically is to rip on Minneapolis.
http://www.amexp.org/Special%20Reports/EducationEfficiency.pdf
"A superintendent from the northern part of the state
stated his dismay over funding this way: “Ninety-five
percent of the schools in this state are successful—
but from the other five percent, you hear a continual
sucking sound. That’s money being wasted for
everyone when you pour money into schools that
don’t produce results.” Another educator in the same
region expressed similar frustration with what she
described as a “vicious cycle:” “Johnny can’t read, so
we need more money and beg the legislature for more
money. More money is granted, and guess what—
Johnny still can’t read—so, we need more money.
Enough already. We need to know what works and
then just do it.”"
She will be taking this kind of thinking with her to Florida, ideas such
as using the Federal Government as a lever to force local districts to
follow government directives, especially 'problem' districts. She is
gone and not a moment too soon. But I am sure we haven't heard the last
of her.
Peter Vevang
Audubon
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