Comments on: Hooray! Let’s hear it for more standardized testing! Go Bridgeport!

By: Linda174

Linda174 — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:27:00 +0000

If you checked out the link you would know this was from a blog – as usual you did not read carefully…so take it up with the author… if you are so concerned.

By: Rich White

Rich White — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:04:00 +0000

As usual your stats are wrong. Sufficient?

By: guest

guest — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:05:00 +0000

Rich White – Yes you are.

By: Linda174

Linda174 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:19:00 +0000

Do you have a point?

By: Rich White

Rich White — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:12:00 +0000

Linda—The Chicago School System posts the racial demographics of the schools, administrators and teachers at their web site.
http://www.cps.edu/About_CPS/At-a-glance/Pages/Stats_and_facts.aspx
Racial breakdowns (all staff):

African-American: 40.0%

White: 36.1%

Latino: 20.4%

Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.9%

Native American: 0.7%

Teachers total:
21,320

African-American: 29.7%

White: 49.7%

Latino: 16.1%

Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.6%

Native American: 0.9%
Principals total: 529

African-American: 49.8%

White: 30.8%

Latino: 17.5%

Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.5%

Native American: 0.3%

By: R.L.

R.L. — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:06:00 +0000

Rich, you have no clue.

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CT Essential Politics – Wednesday 09.26.12 - CT Devil's Advocate — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:05:56 +0000

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By: Sleepless in Bridgeport

Sleepless in Bridgeport — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:44:00 +0000

The first photo I saw of the “fearless leader” I asked the Spanish teacher if he didn’t look like don Quixote

By: Lois

Lois — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:50:00 +0000

Well, she didn’t sent that memo to the sped teachers. Last on the list again.

By: Linda174

Linda174 — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:45:00 +0000

Read this and subscribe to this blog…worth the laughs. Stuff white people like:

http://edushyster.com/?p=791

Also this includes Vallas:

The reforms of Arne Duncan, Bruce Rauner, Rahm Emanuel et al have also had a devastating effect on African American teachers. In 1995, 45% of teachers in the Chicago Public Schools were African American. Today that number is down to 19%, as the fire, close, charterize and repeat model produces a younger, whiter teaching force.

Twenty years of reform widens the achievement gap and it started with Vallas. Bridgeport…this is what you have to look forward to, so wake up:

http://www.wbez.org/story/20-years-school-reform-yields-widening-achievement-gaps-no-reading-gains-92628