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MuRrAy HiLL
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Cleveland first-, second-graders by the hundreds attend summer session after reading, math skills were found laggingCleveland district pushes summer school to boost test scores Monday, July 13, 2009 Thomas Ott Plain Dealer Reporter The Cleveland School District has shepherded a third of the past year's second-graders into summer school, trying to make good on a looming self-imposed deadline for raising their test scores. Many of the 1,144 students were voluntarily signed up by their families, at the urging of principals and teachers, after the children's reading and mathematics skills were found to be lagging by as much as one grade level. More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/124747393252111.xml&coll=2
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MyTwoSense
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John Hay is so hard to get into. My cousins daughter, despite being an A student cannot get in.
I understand that if you do not meet certain criteria (grade point and something else), once accepted, you're asked to leave.
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TBideon
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Do you know what the teacher-student ratio is there?
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MyTwoSense
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Do you know what the teacher-student ratio is there?
IIRC, I think 1:20 for this school. Something else I found strange is my cousin said, since reopening, that ~65% of the student body was female.
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8ShadesofGray
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According to School Digger, the student teacher ratio is 16.3:1.
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MyTwoSense
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According to School Digger, the student teacher ratio is 16.3:1.
.3? lawd. My cousin said ~20 so that's what I wrote. sorry.
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Gramarye
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GreatSchools.net has generally been rock solid for me, so I'll link John Hay's profile here. Looks pretty solid, particularly given the economic profile of the student body. That's fighting an uphill battle and fighting it hard and well.
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MyTwoSense
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GreatSchools.net has generally been rock solid for me, so I'll link John Hay's profile here. Looks pretty solid, particularly given the economic profile of the student body. That's fighting an uphill battle and fighting it hard and well.
Economic profile? Not all the kids at JH or Cleveland Public School are economically disadvantaged. I hate it when people say that.
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Gramarye
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GreatSchools.net has generally been rock solid for me, so I'll link John Hay's profile here. Looks pretty solid, particularly given the economic profile of the student body. That's fighting an uphill battle and fighting it hard and well.
Economic profile? Not all the kids at JH or Cleveland Public School are economically disadvantaged. I hate it when people say that.
I was going by the hard numbers. At JH, according to the profile, it's 70%; the state average is 36%. I don't just make this stuff up based on stereotypes; heck, until 10 minutes ago, I'd never even heard of John Hay.
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MyTwoSense
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GreatSchools.net has generally been rock solid for me, so I'll link John Hay's profile here. Looks pretty solid, particularly given the economic profile of the student body. That's fighting an uphill battle and fighting it hard and well.
Economic profile? Not all the kids at JH or Cleveland Public School are economically disadvantaged. I hate it when people say that.
I was going by the hard numbers. At JH, according to the profile, it's 70%; the state average is 36%. I don't just make this stuff up based on stereotypes; heck, until 10 minutes ago, I'd never even heard of John Hay.
Where exactly is this information coming from CMSD? or is this like wikipedia?
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Gramarye
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GreatSchools.net has generally been rock solid for me, so I'll link John Hay's profile here. Looks pretty solid, particularly given the economic profile of the student body. That's fighting an uphill battle and fighting it hard and well.
Economic profile? Not all the kids at JH or Cleveland Public School are economically disadvantaged. I hate it when people say that.
I was going by the hard numbers. At JH, according to the profile, it's 70%; the state average is 36%. I don't just make this stuff up based on stereotypes; heck, until 10 minutes ago, I'd never even heard of John Hay.
Where exactly is this information coming from CMSD? or is this like wikipedia?
Man, you got really defensive really quick (and apparently didn't bother clicking the link, either): This shows the percentage of students that are economically disadvantaged as reported by the state. Economically disadvantaged students include those who are eligible for free or reduced price lunch or receive public assistance.
Source: OH Dept. of Education, 2007-2008 Whether you approve of the official methodology or not, those are the official figures.
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« Reply #282 on: September 21, 2009, 10:25:27 PM » |
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This is great news - a new K-12 school serving downtown cleveland and likely beyond, is on the fast track to open on the Cleveland State Univ campus via the Cleveland Plain Dealer http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1253349122110300.xml&coll=2New Cleveland State University President Ronald Berkman makes first major personnel move Friday, September 18, 2009 Janet Okoben Plain Dealer Reporter "(CSU President) Berkman also has asked two current administrators to help speed along his priorities of establishing a K-12 public school on campus and bringing in more grants. Julian Earls, an executive-in-residence at CSU's business college since 2006 and retired director of the NASA Glenn Research Center, will work with the Cleveland School District to establish the new campus school, Berkman said. "
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« Reply #283 on: September 22, 2009, 10:40:30 AM » |
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^That's GREAT news! Creating an attractive K-12 school downtown would draw more families to the area. Great move!!
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MuRrAy HiLL
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Transforming Cleveland schools: Can Sanders deliver on promise? Sanders vows to turn around education in Cleveland schoolsThursday, October 01, 2009 Thomas Ott Plain Dealer Reporter Cleveland schools chief Eugene Sanders promises to deliver a bold plan for the district's "transformation" by the end of this year. His timing is good; the stars are aligned. The White House is investing billions in school innovation and reform. The Cleveland Teachers Union is begging for a role in planning and carrying out the improvements. And the district's back is to the wall as money runs out, enrollment falls and academic performance continues to scrape bottom. Sanders is adamant that education, not economics, will drive changes. But he has to decide where best to spend shrinking resources. The district faces a deficit of nearly $53 million in 2011. MORE AT: http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1254385976214240.xml&coll=2
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Oldmanladyluck
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I find the exodus from the schools to be very troublesome. Sure, we've had population loss, but I would guess that the bulk of the students who have left the CSD have been enrolled into charter schools. These charter schools are now, in turn, affecting the building of new schools which the city needs.
There is NO simple answer for turning around the graduation rate.
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Three Cent Fare
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I find the exodus from the schools to be very troublesome. Sure, we've had population loss, but I would guess that the bulk of the students who have left the CSD have been enrolled into charter schools. These charter schools are now, in turn, affecting the building of new schools which the city needs.
I don't think this is such a bad thing. The city's goal should be to ensure that excellent public schools exist. Charter schools like E-Prep, Citizens' Academy, and the Intergenerational School are all public and perform well above the average CMSD school. If kids are leaving CMSD schools for those charter schools or other quality charters, I don't think we really have a problem on our hands. Instead of focusing solely on "the district" we should be focusing on schools more generally. The CMSD would be well-served to work with (instead of against) these high-performing charters. Oldmanladyluck, I'm not assuming that your post indicates that you feel otherwise. Your post simply triggered these thoughts in my head.
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Oldmanladyluck
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Seems like the Times posts more positive stories happening in the city than The Plain Dealer. Go figure.
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