Beebe & Democrats Using Propaganda - AR Is Not 5th in Education
Below is a letter published in the Jonesboro Sun July 6, 2012
explaining this deception by the Democrats -
Democrats, including Governor Beebe, Senator
Thompson, Representative Homer Lenderman and others are touting a ranking by
Education Week placing Arkansas fifth in the country in education policy and
performance. Putting that study in perspective reveals how out of touch
Democrats are with reality and/or how deceptive they are in trying to snooker
the people.
The very Arkansas News Bureau article touting this
Arkansas's 5th place in the nation, noted that Arkansas did receive a "D
in K-12 student ACHIEVEMENT, ranking 34th, and a C- minus in
chance for success, ranking 44th."
The media biased headline for the story, "Magazine
ranks Arkansas 5th in educational policies, performance" was completely
misleading. The article continued, "Broken down by category, Arkansas’ best
score was in transitions and alignment … where the state received an A and was
ranked first in the nation." This means that Arkansas is first in the nation in
forcing teachers to follow "experts’" decisions on what and how to teach their
students and aligning their curriculum with government standards.
Teachers are not to blame for the D in Achievement;
they had no voice in the matter. The government bureaucrats made all the
decisions and forced the teachers into compliance.
Another important study by the National Education
Policy Center ranked the 50 states in four areas in 2010. Arkansas received an F
in Learning Achievement, ranking 49th in that study.
In 2011, based on the ACT scores, only 17 %
(compared to 25% nationally) were prepared for college success in all four ACT
tested subjects – English, reading, math, and science.
Arkansas is one of only 10 states seeing declines
in their graduation rates between 2001 and 2009.
On the national NAEP tests in 2011 (often called
the Nation’s Report Card) Arkansas’ scores in 4th and 8th
grade were still flat and below the national average, while students in other
states made headway in most areas - even though according to Arkansas’
“homegrown” benchmark tests, scores have increased, sometimes exponentially,
every year.
The Jonesboro District has much to worry about
because their scores, even on these AR benchmark tests, were the lowest in the
county in almost every grade level and below state average in several areas – 21
points below state average in 7th grade science. Oh yes, those magnet
schools are doing great if you just believe outward appearances – just as our
state is 5th in the nation in education!
Debbie Pelley
Jonesboro, Arkansas
For 9 points of documentation go to this link: http://www.wpaag.org/Beebe%20touts%20a%20lie%20-%20AR%20Not%205th%20in%20Education.htm
posted by Women Action Group at Monday, July 09, 2012
4 Comments:
More proof that was is badly needed is competition in education, meaning removing centralized government control of public education. The only way to excellence is competition--home schools,private schools, and local control of public schools.
"what" is badly needed, not "was" is badly needed! :)
That is correct. Education of children should be an extension of the family. A centrally controlled education system will invariably be employed to attain political goals.
One would think that the liberal Northeastern states, which include five of the six where marriage equality is legal (including, that is, the federal District of Columbia), would have the highest rate of divorce because they are perceived as more freewheeling.
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