Blast from the Past: Charter Propaganda in CPS Test (Chicago - TopicsExpress



          

Blast from the Past: Charter Propaganda in CPS Test (Chicago Sun-Times, 2012) The Scantron Corporation took action this month after the head of Chicago’s Parents United for Responsible Education demanded the company drop the passage and apologize to what could be thousands of Chicago students she said were forced to read it this school year and last... Written in non-fiction style, with pie charts and bullet points, the passage flatly states that charter schools are “showing improvements in student achievement,” even though several studies point to mixed results. In Chicago, charters have ignited pockets of fierce resistance. The passage also states that the children of a “multimillionaire,’’ named “Charles Mendel,” attend a charter school because Mendel “believes that charter schools deliver the highest quality education.’’ ...“Who the hell is Mr. Mendel?” asked Woestehoff. “To put him in there is aligned with propaganda, not reading comprehension.” suntimes/news/12626969-418/question-criticized-as-charter-school-propaganda-pulled-from-cps-tests.html Julie Woestehoff, PURE
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:07:32 +0000

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