tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post7595121711770378139..comments2023-08-24T05:24:51.011-04:00Comments on PURE Reform: Broad Superintendent Academy discussed by Education WeekQuestionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-52988312809122823502011-06-29T09:08:10.012-04:002011-06-29T09:08:10.012-04:00Broad Superintendent Academy.
The name conjures up...Broad Superintendent Academy.<br />The name conjures up certain mental pictures:<br /><br />-Zombies<br />-Hitler YouthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-14462555401089066572011-06-27T14:56:12.281-04:002011-06-27T14:56:12.281-04:00Here is the Broad residency link.
http://broadre...Here is the Broad residency link.<br /><br />http://broadresidency.org/<br /><br />You can search on Pittsburgh here and see who we are paying 90-130,000 a year.<br /><br />http://broadresidency.org/residents/alumni.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-13055040499095622992011-06-27T14:20:00.292-04:002011-06-27T14:20:00.292-04:00Can anyone explain where the Broad fellows come fr...Can anyone explain where the Broad fellows come from? They are not superintendents' academy, right? I looked at the Broad site and the number of large districts helmed by academy grads is a surprise. If there as 6 sessions, 5 days in length, does that mean in 30 days you can learn to be a superintendent? The next class graduates in November, are there any jobs for those grads?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-83207645110217468192011-06-27T13:40:00.420-04:002011-06-27T13:40:00.420-04:009:36 - There will be no need to acknowledge that i...9:36 - There will be no need to acknowledge that its not working when the PR re-arranges and interprets the data to reflect that something is working somewhere (one grade) as if it were across the boards.<br /><br />PR can change the data, the scenario, the consequences, en totale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-78811569187962941792011-06-27T13:31:58.056-04:002011-06-27T13:31:58.056-04:00These people are corporate predators, they grabbin...These people are corporate predators, they grabbing for control of everything and everyoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-70449071325466327042011-06-26T21:44:55.209-04:002011-06-26T21:44:55.209-04:00I have posted this at least 6 times.
Please read ...I have posted this at least 6 times.<br /><br />Please read the book The Life and Death of the Great American School System.<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/tablet/#story/?storyId=124729332Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-70779269485768126552011-06-26T21:36:36.457-04:002011-06-26T21:36:36.457-04:00At some point the Broad Foundation will need ackno...At some point the Broad Foundation will need acknowledge to itself that what it is doing is not working. And that there may be better ways for it to spend its money.Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-38474087480391649762011-06-26T21:29:01.294-04:002011-06-26T21:29:01.294-04:00The Broad Superintendent Academy is a consistent s...The Broad Superintendent Academy is a consistent sponsor of NPR these days. Money talks and the pr wheels spin. It makes me ill every time I hear the sponsorship announcement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-88847635482921940892011-06-26T20:57:03.215-04:002011-06-26T20:57:03.215-04:00Unfortunately- most Pittsburgh voters still have n...Unfortunately- most Pittsburgh voters still have no idea what the Broad Foundation is or how the Broad and Gates Foundations are involved w/ public education in Pittsburgh. It would take a lot of education! And "removing influence" would probably be too vague.Questionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349071186140766778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-83016036245858928002011-06-26T20:53:45.955-04:002011-06-26T20:53:45.955-04:00Can we get a referendum question on the November b...Can we get a referendum question on the November ballot to remove the Broad and Gates influences from Pittsburgh?<br /><br />I'm dead serious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-30181217436150040962011-06-26T20:53:18.746-04:002011-06-26T20:53:18.746-04:00The only way we can defend against the momentum of...The only way we can defend against the momentum of the Broad, Gates, Students First, Voucher, Charter movements is to help people become aware of the dangers and unintended, unanticipated, unwanted outcomes for the children who have little choice despite the claims and PR of said programs/<br /><br />Spreading the word, so that people can ask the right questions and become more informed around the consequences of said program is only one strategy to save public education with provisions for equity and excellence that reaches all children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-68059281910393783462011-06-26T20:42:20.974-04:002011-06-26T20:42:20.974-04:008:04:
You're right; it wasn't intended a...8:04: <br /><br />You're right; it wasn't intended as new news, just continuing confirmation of a national problem that is exacerbating here in PPS.<br /><br />Vouchers and Students First are not an answer to the destruction of public education; but, public education is under serious attack from within due to the philosophy, control, power, and funding of entities such as Broad and Gates.<br /><br />The more aware people, the public, the parents of those who depend on public education become, the better chance there is of electing people who really care about improving education for ALL children and informing them of the ever-growing negative outcomes for public schools under Broad and Gates influence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49258804305307213.post-25244686518240025912011-06-26T20:04:50.633-04:002011-06-26T20:04:50.633-04:00This is why anything Detroit or Student First bein...This is why anything Detroit or Student First being seen as a positive is ridiculous. <br /><br />Seriously, this cannot be new news to people that have been paying attention for the past 4 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com