tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041287977169808397.post5629940902198967604..comments2024-03-20T03:15:54.979-04:00Comments on Mother Crusader: The CREDO Study; Dubious Conclusions About New Jersey Charter SchoolsMother Crusaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282456501033994143noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041287977169808397.post-30176082366541054962016-04-11T09:02:10.692-04:002016-04-11T09:02:10.692-04:00Probably students must needs to occupy each and ev...Probably students must needs to occupy each and every aspects mentioned here, because, these generally helps to move along with some certain principles. quantitative data collectionhttp://www.quantitativedata.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041287977169808397.post-71049055128309083232012-12-10T09:54:00.368-05:002012-12-10T09:54:00.368-05:00Thank you for this information, particularly your ...Thank you for this information, particularly your contribution as to exactly who is paying for this study. Personnally, I find that information a little too muddy for anyone to truly know who's funding exactly what. This is disgraceful. And it's a perfect example of the lack of transparency there is in NJ government, Particularly from Cerf.<br /><br />So the next question has to be: Why can't our own State Department of Education issue a comprehensive report on charters or on all public schools? What is so difficult? Or is it that Cerf doesn't want to do it. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041287977169808397.post-62193730336263084302012-11-28T12:37:30.482-05:002012-11-28T12:37:30.482-05:00Newark is the only NJ city with a significant nati...Newark is the only NJ city with a significant national Charter Management Organization (CMO) presence - KIPP and Uncommon schools. These are by far the two biggest operators in the state, and their scores on state assessments are routinely among the best in the city.<br /><br />The conclusion here is staring folks right in the face - replicating successful CMOs should be a priority; more skepticism should be given to startup/'Mom and Pop' single-site charters.<br /><br />Would you support an amendment to the authorizing process that eases the process for organizations with a track record of success while heightening scrutiny for new providers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041287977169808397.post-18125056784852183992012-11-28T09:45:35.650-05:002012-11-28T09:45:35.650-05:00What intrigued me was Figure 9. It showed that th...What intrigued me was Figure 9. It showed that those with 3 years of continuous attendance in a Charter,students actually showed a decreased SD in their third year of attendance.<br /><br />Why? Will their SD continue to decline over years 4,5,6...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041287977169808397.post-30310135031024147002012-11-27T14:28:17.491-05:002012-11-27T14:28:17.491-05:00Hi Ken,
There is this footnote to that graph:
&qu...Hi Ken,<br />There is this footnote to that graph:<br /><br />"Note the jump in the number of persisting schools between the 2008 and 2009 periods. <br />Eleven schools appeared in the data with tested students for the first time, although they <br />were opened in prior years." <br /><br />One thing they don't seem to be clear about in the study are how many charters closed. This is what they mean by persistent: didn't close or get shut down. It's unclear to me whether the charters that are closed are just removed from the data set all together or only removed in the year they close. Would be interesting to know that. If they aren't included, one would think this would skew the numbers artificially high....<br /><br />To me, this is remarkably flawed. How can you judge the efficacy and success of charters if you don't look at how many charters open only to close shortly thereafter and what effect this has on both the charters AND the districts? <br /><br />If I missed where the study addresses how closed schools are handled (which is entirely possible), someone please enlighten me. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by Ken!<br />DarcieMother Crusaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05282456501033994143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041287977169808397.post-73515121426567483022012-11-27T14:14:10.232-05:002012-11-27T14:14:10.232-05:00It may just be me, but the thing that jumps out in...It may just be me, but the thing that jumps out in Figure 5 is that they have from 37 "persisting" schools in 2008, add 2 that same year, and have 50 "persisting" schools the next year.<br /><br />I didn't go to a charter school, so I never learned where 37 + 2 = 50. Or how you could add two new schools in each of the following two years and end up with 51 unless three of those "persisting" schools no longer persist.Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.com