Archive for August, 2007

The Same Tired Arguments

http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=cbdac19c-84a1-4f13-86a1-002ccafd0f01
Synopsis: Vouchers are bad blah blah blah.
Check out the slant in the first line “Some of Utah’s best teachers are taking to the streets.” Best teachers measured how?
Anyway they trot out the same tired arguments:
In terms of accessibility, they say vouchers will not help the majority of Utah families. More than half of Utah’s counties […]

Voucher Discussions

http://steveu.com/blog/2007/08/financial-impact-of-vouchers.html
Synopsis: Rep. Steve Urguhart posts about the financial impact of vouchers on Utah.
The real meat is in the comments section. Check it out.

Are we funding our own brain drain?

Under No Child Left Behind teachers must prepare their students to pass the standardized tests. If they have kids who are already doing well and will get good scores then those students need much less attention. Are those students being cheated out of their potential?
How do public schools deal with children who are ahead of […]

Two more reasons for vouchers

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_6719555
Synopsis: This article speaks for itself.  School officials work to screw the communities they are a part of.
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_6719564 
I’m shocked that part-time school board officials get free health insurance worth over $17,000. I’m not all that shocked that they try to turn it into cash because they’re probably getting health insurance from their full-time jobs. […]