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New Idea's?
Topic Started: Oct 11 2007, 07:10 PM (856 Views)
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EDUCATION REFORM GROUP LOOKS TO BRING BACK "LOCAL CONTROL"
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DEARBORN, Mich. - A report created by a committee of parents, teachers and students in Dearborn presents the components of an ideal school system based on local control and less government regulation, according to the Dearborn Press and Guide. The 50-member group created the Model District Project and analyzed policy changes that would lead to more local investment in education and minimize the amount of money going to feed state and federal government bureaucracies.

Dearborn Public Schools is planning on sending the completed, 47-page document to legislators and other school districts in hopes of spurring interest in creative reforms. The district also plans to incorporate as many of the ideas as possible into its strategic plan for next year, the Press and Guide reported.

Key suggested changes include bidding for benefits and other services and re-examining the school funding system. The group believes the state and federal government should remain in charge of levying and distributing tax money, but should do so in a more "equitable" way, the Press and Guide reported.

The plan also finds problems with current accountability measures like the No Child Left Behind act, Adequate Yearly Progress, and the Michigan Merit Exam. "There will always be a need for assessment and for government to set general guidelines for objectives," Earnie Oz, a parent and member of the Dearborn Parent Teacher Student Association, told the Press and Guide.

"But as for actual implementation of programs, that should fall to local school districts. Government needs to be active, not dictatorial. In many cases it doesn't provide funding (for mandated programs) and creates a scenario for failure."

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SOURCE:Dearborn Press and Guide, "Local group delivers report on ideal school district," Oct. 3, 2007
http://www.pressandguide.com/stories/10030...071003005.shtml
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minniemouse
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LPS Reformer...You have a motto with your name..."Schools are to educate not employ. Hmmmm...who is going to do the educating without having someone employed...?
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minniemouse
Oct 12 2007, 08:11 PM
LPS Reformer...You have a motto with your name..."Schools are to educate not employ. Hmmmm...who is going to do the educating without having someone employed...?

Should they focus their time and our money on keeping people employed, or teaching kids?
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Research is clear that the quality of teachers we have impacts student learning greatly. If we have quality teachers who are taken care of...then we have better teaching and learning for students. How can we say to just focus on teaching? It is the teacher who is essential. We need to hold onto great teachers...
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minniemouse
Oct 13 2007, 09:08 PM
Research is clear that the quality of teachers we have impacts student learning greatly. If we have quality teachers who are taken care of...then we have better teaching and learning for students. How can we say to just focus on teaching? It is the teacher who is essential. We need to hold onto great teachers...

I certainly agree that having high quality teachers is essential, but have never seen research on the topic. What research are you speaking of?
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I guess I do not understand how stating that high quality teachers is essential and then asking a question is somehow translated into speculating about how teachers feel. I was responding to minniemouse's post about research. I didn't say anything about teacher's wages, benefits or anything else that would somehow indicate that teachers should be "devalued."
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minniemouse
Oct 13 2007, 09:08 PM
Research is clear that the quality of teachers we have impacts student learning greatly. If we have quality teachers who are taken care of...then we have better teaching and learning for students. How can we say to just focus on teaching? It is the teacher who is essential. We need to hold onto great teachers...

Not all of the employees are teachers.
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Oct 14 2007, 04:03 PM
minniemouse
Oct 13 2007, 09:08 PM
Research is clear that the quality of teachers we have impacts student learning greatly. If we have quality teachers who are taken care of...then we have better teaching and learning for students. How can we say to just focus on teaching? It is the teacher who is essential. We need to hold onto great teachers...

Not all of the employees are teachers.

As stated at the BOE meeting for this year's budget, 90% of the LPS budget goes toward salaries of employees, and of that only 40% is teachers.

If LPS is serious about maintaining quality teachers, and quality education, then why is so little of the budget spent on employing teachers?

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Oct 13 2007, 09:14 PM
minniemouse
Oct 13 2007, 09:08 PM
Research is clear that the quality of teachers we have impacts student learning greatly. If we have quality teachers who are taken care of...then we have better teaching and learning for students. How can we say to just focus on teaching? It is the teacher who is essential. We need to hold onto great teachers...

I certainly agree that having high quality teachers is essential, but have never seen research on the topic. What research are you speaking of?

And what does "quality of teachers" even mean in the context of said research?
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