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On 1/14/13 10:07 AM, Salmonbait wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:17:36 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:34:25 -0500, ESAD wrote:

...have sent in petitions to the White House asking for the right to secede.

Which states are the stupid states?

The states with petitions requesting secession rights are South
Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Texas,
and Louisiana. Unsurprisingly, the Texas petition has by far the most
signatures with almost 126,000.

Texans actually think they have the right to secede, some BS left over
from the Republic days.

I did think it was interesting that the survey that put Maryland at #1
in schools, put Florida at #7. If nothing else points out it was a
bogus survey, that should.

Perhaps you missed this.

Not to put down Maryland, but I was wondering the same damn thing. So, I went to the report to see
how it was put together. Turns out to have very little to do with student achievement, and a lot to
do with social issues. It also seems as though the teachers and administrators provided much of the
input on their own schools, subjective apparently.

"To complement Education Week's reporting, the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center
conducted an online survey of registered users of the Education Week website. More than 1,300
school-based personnel, responded to questions on a range of issues involving school climate,
safety, and discipline.

The results of the survey offer insight into the views of teachers, instructional specialists,
principals, and other building-level administrators who have valuable, first-hand experience with
efforts to craft a safe, supportive school environment."

Much more at:

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/01/10/16execsum.h32.html?intc=EW-QC13-LFTNAV

or: http://tinyurl.com/a8f4xjr

Of course, the White House and this administration get pats on the back:

"Policymakers have begun responding to such concerns in recent years by focusing on aspects of
students' well-being beyond simply their academic health. A number of federal initiatives reflect
the shift. They include a set of school climate grants awarded to 11 states (now in their third and
final year), White House-led programs on bullying awareness and prevention, and a partnership among
federal agencies designed to change the way schools discipline students."

Don't suppose there was any behind the scenes politikin' going on, do you?

You'll note that academic achievement was not one of the measurement criteria.

Salmonbait

Now that you have been retired from teaching, I'm sure the state of
education in Virginia is on the rise.

At least for non-whites.