Comments on: Stimulus and strings http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/01/stimulus-and-strings-for-schools/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mike in Texas http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/01/stimulus-and-strings-for-schools/#comment-43278 Mike in Texas Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:47:30 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=7298#comment-43278 I would be willing to bet that here in Texas the Legislature will make a dollar per dollar cut in state funding for every dollar from the feds. I would be willing to bet that here in Texas the Legislature will make a dollar per dollar cut in state funding for every dollar from the feds.

]]> By: Rob http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/01/stimulus-and-strings-for-schools/#comment-43277 Rob Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:17:42 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=7298#comment-43277 So, 142 billion dollars for education. Considering that there are about 36 million school children in the US, that's almost $4,000 per kid. What will we get for it? I don't know, but I'm sure one of the things we won't get is measurably better educated kids. No "change" there... So, 142 billion dollars for education. Considering that there are about 36 million school children in the US, that’s almost $4,000 per kid.

What will we get for it? I don’t know, but I’m sure one of the things we won’t get is measurably better educated kids.

No “change” there…

]]> By: anon http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/01/stimulus-and-strings-for-schools/#comment-43276 anon Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:00:41 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=7298#comment-43276 The original money was a slush fund. The extra $142 million will not help anyone. It will just make federal spending "slushier." The original money was a slush fund. The extra $142 million will not help anyone. It will just make federal spending “slushier.”

]]> By: The Crimson Avenger http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/01/stimulus-and-strings-for-schools/#comment-43275 The Crimson Avenger Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:05:35 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=7298#comment-43275 Let's leave aside the fact that this is certainly not stimulative spending (the original purpose of the bill), and that, as Barone argues, states can effectively paper over any mandates for changes in operations. My question is: what's to prevent the states, which are hurting generally, from reducing their allocations to education in the exact amounts of this new federal increase? Let’s leave aside the fact that this is certainly not stimulative spending (the original purpose of the bill), and that, as Barone argues, states can effectively paper over any mandates for changes in operations. My question is: what’s to prevent the states, which are hurting generally, from reducing their allocations to education in the exact amounts of this new federal increase?

]]> By: Homeschooling Granny http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/01/stimulus-and-strings-for-schools/#comment-43274 Homeschooling Granny Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:01:02 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=7298#comment-43274 Discouraging. (1) No change from the same old reliance on multiple choice tests w/o addressing the concerns as to the negative impact of such tests on teaching. (2) A top down mandate to get good teachers into hard-to-staff schools with no realistic suggestions as to how this might be done. How about identifying such schools that DO maintain a good staff and copy them. (3)Tracking data is commons sense but if the data input is meaningless (see point 1) it won't help much. The USA has a federal system. It could be used to test different approaches and adopt the ones that are the most productive. Discouraging. (1) No change from the same old reliance on multiple choice tests w/o addressing the concerns as to the negative impact of such tests on teaching. (2) A top down mandate to get good teachers into hard-to-staff schools with no realistic suggestions as to how this might be done. How about identifying such schools that DO maintain a good staff and copy them. (3)Tracking data is commons sense but if the data input is meaningless (see point 1) it won’t help much.

The USA has a federal system. It could be used to test different approaches and adopt the ones that are the most productive.

]]> By: Ed Spending “The Big Winner” in Stimulus Package at The Core Knowledge Blog http://www.joannejacobs.com/2009/01/stimulus-and-strings-for-schools/#comment-43273 Ed Spending “The Big Winner” in Stimulus Package at The Core Knowledge Blog Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:24:32 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=7298#comment-43273 [...] Jacobs has more.  Charles Barone at Swift and Change Able, has a detailed analysis and notes this will be the [...] [...] Jacobs has more.  Charles Barone at Swift and Change Able, has a detailed analysis and notes this will be the [...]

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