The students at Miami Edison Senior High School in Florida “fail” every day. Edison is a textbook example of the struggling urban school: dismal test scores, high dropout rates, a reputation for violence and a largely poor, black student body. So, it was no surprise when the Florida Department of Education gave Edison a grade of “F” for the 2007-2008 school… return to article
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Reader Comments (1)Page 1 of 1 pagesI absolutely agree that the No Child Left Behind act has plagued our city schools even more than before, but where do you start? More importantly, HOW do you start? Chicago is closing schools left and right that are failing and relocating kids to charter schools that may perform better than the failing schools. As a teacher in training, I am not seeing any improvements in teacher education. Some of my classes are taught by those who have never taught before and it seems to perpetuate the problem. How do you define better teachers? How do you produce better teachers? And how do you stop those higher up who make decisions for the schools when they themselves have no background in education or social justice?
It is certainly a vicious circle that will continue until the companies and initiatives behind school reform readjust their priorities towards the best interest of the students. Until then, I fear that any type of reform will sink back into its ugly shell and continue to dislocate and mis-educate our kids.
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