Comments on: In Search of a City: Schools That Rock http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/2009/09/in-search-of-a-city-schools-that-rock/ News and events about Downtown Columbus! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:44:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: val http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/2009/09/in-search-of-a-city-schools-that-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-4083 val Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:23:50 +0000 http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/?p=1449#comment-4083 Hey Cleve: thanks for the positive statement!! You are right, some of our schools are fantastic and are getting better all of the time. Thanks again, most of the time we just don't get anyone who understands all of the variables behind the test scores. Our students can be amazing despite many obstacles that most people will never face. Hey Cleve: thanks for the positive statement!! You are right, some of our schools are fantastic and are getting better all of the time. Thanks again, most of the time we just don’t get anyone who understands all of the variables behind the test scores. Our students can be amazing despite many obstacles that most people will never face.

]]> By: Cleve http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/2009/09/in-search-of-a-city-schools-that-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-4077 Cleve Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:26:37 +0000 http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/?p=1449#comment-4077 John: Dispatch.com has the proficiency test results for individual schools at the following link: <a href="http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/08/26/report_card_day.ART_ART_08-26-09_A1_23ESIK9.html" rel="nofollow">This text is clickable</a> John: Dispatch.com has the proficiency test results for individual schools at the following link: This text is clickable

]]> By: John http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/2009/09/in-search-of-a-city-schools-that-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-4076 John Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:15:30 +0000 http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/?p=1449#comment-4076 "Families who choose to live in a city neighborhood have great educational options for their children." Okay, would you care to list some of those options, or at least provide a link to the rankings? “Families who choose to live in a city neighborhood have great educational options for their children.”

Okay, would you care to list some of those options, or at least provide a link to the rankings?

]]> By: CCS Teacher http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/2009/09/in-search-of-a-city-schools-that-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-4074 CCS Teacher Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:35:07 +0000 http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/?p=1449#comment-4074 Don't forget that in 1980 there weren't charter schools full of former city school students. These schools were formed after NCLB came to be and parents started pulling kids out of public schools due to the labels. Just because a school may be "failing" doesn't mean it isn't making progress. Also, the graduation rate is around 74%-the highest it's been. Don’t forget that in 1980 there weren’t charter schools full of former city school students. These schools were formed after NCLB came to be and parents started pulling kids out of public schools due to the labels. Just because a school may be “failing” doesn’t mean it isn’t making progress.
Also, the graduation rate is around 74%-the highest it’s been.

]]> By: Jackie Barton http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/2009/09/in-search-of-a-city-schools-that-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-4073 Jackie Barton Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:31:27 +0000 http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/?p=1449#comment-4073 Hi Cleve. It's nice to see an image of our beautiful historic West High School, which is at the eastern boundary of Westgate neighborhood. I am happy that we continue to be served by the historic neighborhood school instead of seeing our students bussed out to new "campuses" at the fringe. Hi Cleve. It’s nice to see an image of our beautiful historic West High School, which is at the eastern boundary of Westgate neighborhood. I am happy that we continue to be served by the historic neighborhood school instead of seeing our students bussed out to new “campuses” at the fringe.

]]> By: Bart http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/2009/09/in-search-of-a-city-schools-that-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-4072 Bart Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:18:02 +0000 http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/rightnow/?p=1449#comment-4072 If Columbus Public Schools is a huge system now ("...Columbus is a huge district with 127 rated schools and a disproportionate number of students who speak limited English, are poor, or have learning disabilities"), I'd love to know what word you would use to describe it in 1980, when the district had 100,000 students, or, twice as many students as today. The sad thing is, the system has shrunk 50% in the last 30 years, and graduation rates have fallen below 70%. Suburbabn schools far outpace this rate. CPS has gotten better, but a significant cost increase. Soon they will also face the same funding problems surburban schools face, so I wouldn't gloat too much. People can only pay so much in taxes. Soon, Columbus residents will feel the pain as well. If Columbus Public Schools is a huge system now (”…Columbus is a huge district with 127 rated schools and a disproportionate number of students who speak limited English, are poor, or have learning disabilities”), I’d love to know what word you would use to describe it in 1980, when the district had 100,000 students, or, twice as many students as today.

The sad thing is, the system has shrunk 50% in the last 30 years, and graduation rates have fallen below 70%. Suburbabn schools far outpace this rate. CPS has gotten better, but a significant cost increase. Soon they will also face the same funding problems surburban schools face, so I wouldn’t gloat too much. People can only pay so much in taxes. Soon, Columbus residents will feel the pain as well.

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