Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Republicans at all level of government are obsessed with their personal goals and not that of the people.

The Republican US Senators are complaining about corruption by the US Education Secretary, John B. King (click here).

Richard Burr is making broad brushing statements about a time frame that begins in October 1, 2017 of Title 2. He is most concerned that public monies follow private students to their new schools. I think we can identify cronies within those statements.

None of his accusations has happened yet. He is simply using his time at the panel for a future political commercial. His corruption is obvious.

In contrast, Senator Bob Casey is noting improvements of educational statistics and asks questions about continued goals going forward to maintain that progress and insure more of it in the future.

Title 1 schools are sending poor schools less money.

HELLO?

Americans for years if not a decade or more have stated with the outsourcing of education to private schools/charter schools there would be less funding for public schools. Now, the Republicans are stating it is happening and it is the problem with the Education Secretary. Same old Republican corruption; cause the problem and then make hay when it has infected Democratic policies and administrtions.

It is a long term strategy called, "Sabotage the Democrats."

How innovative, Alaska actually got rid of the testing of students through an ineffective cyber network. Alaska has a lot of distant learning, too. Odd, it should fail for the testing.


One Simple Wish & Traveler’s Choice (click here) – the trusted choice in travelware – are teaming up to make sure that no child ever has to carry their belongings in a trash bag.

Foster CHILDREN need to be provided the opportunity to stay in a school to complete the year. I would think if there were issues with drugs or alcohol there are services for them RATHER THAN juvenile delinquency and higher risk of not completing a school year.

Victims of child maltreatment (click here) are more likely than other children to be arrested as juveniles (27% vs. 17%) (CWLA, 2002).

A far better strategy is to actually find the parents and bring them up to snuff to make a difference in their children's lives. FAMILIES should come first with a diligent effort to achieve an intact, working and substance free foundation.

Haven't we worked long enough on breaking down the family while attempting to achieve dignity and hope for these children? No American is THAT bad an individual, especially when they have been provided hope as children themselves.

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (click here) requires that school districts provide services to higher-poverty, Title I schools, from state and local funds, that are at least comparable to services in lower-poverty, non-Title I schools. The current Title I comparability requirement allows school districts to demonstrate compliance in various ways and does not require comparability of actual school-level expenditures. New data collected in response to a requirement in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) make it possible, for the first time, to conduct a nation-wide analysis comparing school-level expenditures in Title I and non-Title I schools and to examine the potential impact of revising the Title I comparability requirement to focus on school-level expenditures. This policy brief examines the projected number of school districts that would be out of compliance with an expenditures-based comparability requirement under various possible specifications, the amount of funds that such districts might need to add to Title I schools and higher-poverty schools in order to come into compliance, and the amount of additional funds that could flow to low-expenditure schools....

How many US Senators have been teachers at any level?

There is a controversy about this provision in USA law as it applies to education.

Advanced Placement is being argued. It is a place where more students can be placed to increase their ability to find scholarships for advanced education. Senator Lamar Alexander wants the legislature to set the standard and NOT the US Education Secretary. Setting regulations are part of the responsibility of the President's Cabinet.

Dr. King is stated to have a new requirement that would expand the opportunity to more students. 

The comparability provision in Title I of ESEA requires school districts to provide services in Title I schools from state and local funds that are at least comparable to services in non-Title I schools. Federal assistance provided through Title I is intended to provide additional resources to Title I schools—rather than to compensate for an inequitable distribution of state and local funds that benefits more affluent schools....

There should be a trial of maintaining families with the same structure as outlined in reimbursement schedules for foster care.

The Family Foster Care Provider Classifications and Rates survey (click here) (an add‐on component to the 2008/2010 Casey Child Welfare Financing Survey) was funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Casey Family Programs. The views in this report do not necessarily reflect the positions of the sponsoring organizations, but rather are those of the authors....