Author criticizes Jindal education plan

Ravitch was in New Orleans recently and, as usual, didn't let facts get in the way of her storyline.  She said:

 

"In Colorado, the graduation rate among students with vouchers was 12 percent, she said, whereas the rate in public schools was 78 percent."

 

John Kirtley responds:

 

Colorado has never had a voucher program. One passed the legislature back in 2001 (I believe, or 2002) but the state Supreme Court knocked it down on a bogus "local control" argument. Last Douglas County said "OK, we have control, we want to do a voucher program." But since the usual suspects got an injunction against it, no kids have received and vouchers yet. So where is this mythical Colorado voucher program that had a 12 percent graduation rate? I guess she hasn't seen the reports from the Milwaukee and DC programs, where the graduation rates of the voucher programs are significantly higher than those of the public schools.

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Author criticizes Jindal education plan

Mike Hasten, The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)

March 3, 2012 Saturday

 

LAFAYETTE - Gov. Bobby Jindal and several other governors across the country have bought into an education reform plan that won't work, a nationally recognized education adviser and author told members of the Louisiana School Boards Association on Thursday.