Comments on: Senate committee rejects charter schools proposal http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/01/13/senate-committee-mulling-charter-schools-proposal/ Covering Kentucky politics and government Mon, 21 May 2012 07:56:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cyber Crime http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/01/13/senate-committee-mulling-charter-schools-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-53878 Cyber Crime Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:46:47 +0000 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=9596#comment-53878 <strong>Attractive section of content....</strong> I don't even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was great. I do not know who you are but certainly you're going to a famous blogger if you aren't already.... Attractive section of content….

I don’t even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was great. I do not know who you are but certainly you’re going to a famous blogger if you aren’t already….

]]> By: KateT http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/01/13/senate-committee-mulling-charter-schools-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-31836 KateT Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:25:43 +0000 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=9596#comment-31836 So if KY does not get any "Race to the Top" money-can we talk about Charter Schools or will it be easier to just keep students in low performing schools and continue to do nothing. Charters give parents a choice and a chance to remove their child from afailing school. What is so unreasonable about that??? So if KY does not get any “Race to the Top”
money-can we talk about Charter Schools or will it be easier to just keep students in low performing schools and continue to do nothing.

Charters give parents a choice and a chance to remove their child from afailing school. What is so unreasonable about that???

]]> By: citizen http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/01/13/senate-committee-mulling-charter-schools-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-31790 citizen Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:26:04 +0000 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=9596#comment-31790 KY. will only adopt issues that have failed elsewhere when it comes to the cash cow of education. KY. will only adopt issues that have failed elsewhere when it comes to the cash cow of education.

]]> By: Craig Dumbo http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/01/13/senate-committee-mulling-charter-schools-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-31787 Craig Dumbo Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:14:47 +0000 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=9596#comment-31787 Kerr voted against charter schools? Kerr voted against charter schools?

]]> By: bibby http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/01/13/senate-committee-mulling-charter-schools-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-31786 bibby Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:04:51 +0000 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=9596#comment-31786 Yes, Matt. It is hard to fathom that KY won't accept charter schools. We should embrace what is working elsewhaere and give it a chance. Bipps.org (Jim Waters) has put out some good pieces on the subject. Yes, Matt. It is hard to fathom that KY won’t accept charter schools. We should embrace what is working elsewhaere and give it a chance.

Bipps.org (Jim Waters) has put out some good pieces on the subject.

]]> By: bibby http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/01/13/senate-committee-mulling-charter-schools-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-31784 bibby Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:02:12 +0000 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=9596#comment-31784 whaaaa!?!?! whaaaa!?!?!

]]> By: Matt http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/01/13/senate-committee-mulling-charter-schools-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-31783 Matt Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:01:36 +0000 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=9596#comment-31783 I've been reading a little about charter schools. Something like this is what we're missing out on: www.asdnh.org ASD is an open-enrollment chartered public school for grades 7 through 12 specializing in science, mathematics, engineering and design. Algebra, biology, chemistry, and physics are taught beginning in the 7th grade. It is tuition-free for New Hampshire students. ASD is chartered to offer seven areas of specialization. 1. Architecture and Engineering 2. Chemistry and Bio-medicine 3. Space, Astronomy and Astronautics 4. Computer Science, System Design and Simulation 5. Environment and Global Sustainability 6. Mathematics and Physics 7. Aeronautics and Aviation I’ve been reading a little about charter schools. Something like this is what we’re missing out on:

http://www.asdnh.org

ASD is an open-enrollment chartered public school for grades 7 through 12 specializing in science, mathematics, engineering and design. Algebra, biology, chemistry, and physics are taught beginning in the 7th grade. It is tuition-free for New Hampshire students.

ASD is chartered to offer seven areas of specialization.

1. Architecture and Engineering
2. Chemistry and Bio-medicine
3. Space, Astronomy and Astronautics
4. Computer Science, System Design and Simulation
5. Environment and Global Sustainability
6. Mathematics and Physics
7. Aeronautics and Aviation

]]> By: Matt http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/01/13/senate-committee-mulling-charter-schools-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-31776 Matt Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:14:25 +0000 http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/?p=9596#comment-31776 20 years behind the times as always. Hopefully we'll get called out for our lack of charter school options in our application. 20 years behind the times as always. Hopefully we’ll get called out for our lack of charter school options in our application.

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