Friday, July 13, 2007
Sunday, July 08, 2007
RJ QUEST TO END PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTINUES.
Same old – School Vouchers are good editorial,
with a new name.
EDITORIAL: Merit pay and the teaching profession
'You can't ignore which teachers are moving their students along well'
Performance-based pay and
advancement are routine in most industries.
In the armed forces, you don't become a sergeant or a captain based simply on how much time you have in or how many lectures you attend. Superior officers carefully document actual performance.
Salesmen on commission –
even cocktail waitresses vying for tips –
can tell from a quick glance at their take-home pay whether their work is pleasing their customers and thus their employers.
*** IT SHOULD READ –
Salesmen on commission –
ANYONE vying for tips –
can tell from a quick glance at their take-home pay whether their work is pleasing their customers and thus their employers.
EXCEPT DEALERS AT
But teachers have long contended they're different.
"They're looking at this as if we're manufacturing automobiles," says Tennessee high school teacher Sandy Hughes, referring to those who would subject teachers to the kind of evaluation necessary to award raises and promotions based on merit.
"With children, you're working with unique individuals, all of whom have unique qualities. Our variables are so extensive," Ms. Hughes told The Associated Press at this week's convention of the National Education Association in
In the past, kids and parents could tell you whether they "liked" an individual teacher. But the taxpayers are not funding a contest of popularity and charm.
The question was whether you could control for differences in student ability and background to determine how far children advanced while in the charge of a single teacher.
*** HUH????
With modern computer tracking of standardized tests, the answer is yes.
But rather than embrace this form of measurement,
It's not that way everywhere.
"It is expected that the No Child Left Behind law will be changed to require school systems to monitor the performance of individual students over time," The AP notes. "Right now, the law requires students in certain grades to be tested and then compares their scores to students in that grade the year before. Teachers say they would prefer a system that tracks individual students."
But once you measure that, "You can't ignore which teachers are moving their students along well," says Ross Wiener, who oversees policy issues at Education Trust, a Washington-based
group that advocates for poor and minority children.
"You have to be able to look at growth measures at the classroom level, so principals and other administrators understand which classrooms are accelerating student learning and which ones aren't," Mr. Wiener explains.
There's one group of teachers at the
Denver school system, which just fully implemented a district-wide merit pay system.
Kim Ursetta is president of the Denver local of the NEA, and she reports the system works in
it's based on student test scores and
several other factors,
such as
teachers' annual reviews.
*** What are these – SECRET “other factors,”
She said in addition to relying on the reading and math scores used under No Child Left Behind, the merit pay system
also measures whether students
met other
goals set out by
teachers and administrators.
That's led to greater collaboration and more of a focus on raising student achievement, Ms. Ursetta says.
In the end, the real solution is competition.
If parents have the option of moving their children to schools that are producing better results, administrators not anxious to retire to the rocking chair will embrace performance measurements that enable them to upgrade their product, fast.
Friday, July 06, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
Sunday, June 03, 2007
It is a SHAME the RJ will print anything that distorts the POOR.
According to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study released this month, the bottom fifth of families with children, whose average income in 2005 was $16,800, enjoyed a larger percentage increase in income from 1991 to 2005 than all other groups except the top fifth.
“The bottom fifth increased its earnings by 80 percent,”
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According to the -
Congressional Budget Office
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/81xx/doc8113/05-16-Low-Income.pdf
Changes in the Economic Resources of
Low-Income Households with Children
Summary and Introduction
In 2005, the average annual income of the nation’s
poorest households with children (those in the bottom
20 percent, the lowest quintile, of the income distribution)
was $16,800, which was 35 percent higher in real
(inflation-adjusted) terms than it had been in 1991.
from 2001 to 2003.
Why would the
What does the RJ hope to accomplish by printing the LIES?
Friday, June 01, 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Friday, May 18, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
WASHINGTON -- Daniel Bogden's fate as chief federal prosecutor in Nevada ultimately came down to a 90-second meeting convened shortly before Justice Department officials decided to dismiss him as U.S. attorney in December.
A former high level department executive has told congressional investigators that a Justice Department team held a last-minute discussion after Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty said in an e-mail on Dec. 5 that he was "skittish" about firing Bogden.
McNulty; his chief of staff, Keith Elston; Monica Goodling, a senior counsel to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; and possibly one other official gathered in the office of Kyle Sampson,
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That goes on and on.
Gibbons name is NOT EVEN MENTIONED.
Wonder WHY, nobody is asking if there was a connection when it SEEMS SO OBVIOUS.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Friday, March 09, 2007
The RJ should NOT be #5.
Running the Ann Coulter HATE column, lets people KNOW the REAL Policy of the RJ.
The Times of Shreveport, La., today became at least the fourth newspaper this week to drop columnist Ann Coulter.
The American Press in Lake Charles, La., also dropped Coulter this week
Also dropping Coulter this week were the Lancaster (Pa.) New Era,
The Oakland Press of Michigan, and
The Mountain Press of Sevierville, Tenn.
Coulter's exact words Friday were:
"I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word 'faggot,' so I -- so kind of an impasse, can't really talk about Edwards."
She followed her "faggot" reference with a statement on her Web site saying Edwards campaign manager David Bonior -- a former Congressman -- "is fronting for Arab terrorists."
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Monday, March 05, 2007
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Employee Free Choice Act – IS JUST WHAT WORKERS NEED. That is why the DEMOCRATS are pushing it.
Employee Free Choice Act – IS JUST WHAT WORKERS NEED.
That is why the DEMOCRATS are pushing it.
RJ, U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, and The International Franchise Association ALL oppose the – Employee Free Choice Act.They ALL lie about it, SO IT MUST BE GOOD FOR WORKERS.
Send me an Email = LVKen7@gmail.comTuesday, February 27, 2007
NO REPLY from Joe yet. 2-28-07
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Open Letter to Joe Hawk -
How come YOU didn't WARN us about that "element of society" that would be here for the All-Star game.
If you had, maybe NONE would be "either naive or just plain stupid." ==== What is with the RJ?
Mitchell calls some of HIS readers - "idiots" - Jan 28, 2007 Column - "To silence village idiots, let them speak freely"
and NOW you call them - "either naive or just plain stupid."
Send me an Email = LVKen7@gmail.comSunday, February 25, 2007
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
RJ Editorial Stall continues push to close NV Public Schools.
Friday, July 07, 2006
RJ HATES UNIONS
RJ Headline = Attendants dump union. WRONG!!! WRONG!!! WRONG!!! They SWITCHED they did NOT DUMP.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
RJ ----- INTENTIONAL DISTORTION
Vin = “United Nations have decided
attempt to push through their ban on civilian small arms and light weapons. ”
This is what the UN REALLY Said – http://www.un.org/events/smallarms2006/
“Let me note that this Review Conference is
not negotiating a global gun ban, nor do we wish to deny law-abiding citizens their right to bear arms in accordance with their national laws.
Our energy, our emphasis, and our anger is directed against illegal weapons, not legal ones.
Our priorities are effective enforcement, better controls and regulation, safer stockpiling, and weapons collection and destruction. Our targets remain unscrupulous arm brokers, corrupt officials, dur trafficking syndicates, criminals and others who bring death and mayhem into our communities, and who ruin lives and destroy in minutes the labour of years. To halt the dstructive marh of armed conflict and crime, we must stop such purveyors of death. This is an ambitious--but achievable--goal. The Programme of Action has already provided us with a framework. Now, it is up to all of us, States, international and regional organizations, and civil society participants, to realize its aims.
Monday, February 13, 2006
THEY HAVE EVER RIGHT TO RUN THE OFFENSIVE CARTOON,
BUT WHEN THEY DELETED IT FROM THEIR ARCHIVES - THAT IS WHERE I THINK THEY CROSSED THE LINE.
Here is my questions to you -
1. Did you KNOW that happened?
2. What action can a reader do to - let the REST of the READERS know WHAT the RJ had done?
3. Do you consider it hypocritical for - Thomas Mitchell to BRAG about printing the Anti-Islamic Cartoons, and NOT ADDRESS THE OFFENSIVE CARTOON THE RAN AND DELETED FROM THEIR ARCHIVES?
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Letters to the RJ Editor -Thomas Mitchell:
The Political Cartoon the RJ ran
What about the RJ's " hypocrisy"?
While I read your, pat us on the back article about the WONDERFUL thing you did when the RJ ran the Danish cartoons I kept thinking back to Luchovich's cartoon - YOU CHOSE - to run almost 2 years ago. Remember it?
2 panels - Left Panel - Rod Paige - then Education Sec. saying - "OK. I'll apologize for comparing the NEA Teachers
Right Panel - Rod Paige saying - " I'm sorry - Al-Qaida".
"I'm sorry Al-Quida"
and some question me when I say the RJ is Anti-Teacher.
THAT IS A HORRIBLE CARTOON, AND THE RJ SHOULD NEVER HAVE PUBLISHED IT.
But, then the RJ did something EVEN WORSE.
THEY REMOVED IT FROM THEIR ONLINE ARCHIVES.
To make money they have taken FREE Access off their web site,
but If you could look at the archives for
What about the RJ's " hypocrisy"?
But, wait there is even more.On the Mitch Fox Show on Channel 10 on Friday nites -
What about the RJ's " hypocrisy"?
Since News Organizations have started charging for access - Wonder why it is STILL CALLED - "THE FREE PRESS"?
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Clip - Clip is the ONLY REAL Solution
They don't REALLY expect it to work "Either way, public safety officials emphasized the equipment does not prevent a crime. It deters it, and can help the state convict offenders of crimes or parole and probation violations."
CLIP - CLIP is the ONLY REAL DETERRENT.
Wonder why the RJ won't write about it?
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Sunday, December 04, 2005
RJ Plea for Help
He doesn't mention - Giving the reader what they want or, Being Positive on Local Issues or, Ending the HATEFUL EDITORIALS.
NO. He blames - " Wall Street's demands for healthy profit margins no matter what."
He BRAGS = "More than 47 million people visited online newspapers in September alone."
But here are Drudge figures =
009,611,442 IN PAST 24 HOURS267,669,032 IN PAST 31 DAYS3,537,637,224 IN PAST YEAR
Why is DRUDGE SO important to readers? HE give people WHAT THEY WANT.
Mitchell didn't mention the World Wide News Services like = FT or RSS.
He ends his column with = "We are working to make sure the Review-Journal will be relevant."
HOW? What changes have they made?
The REAL Problem with Writers is, they think, at least, 1,000Words can present ALL on ANY Subject.
One of the REASONS for the success of USA Today is - Short, to the point, Easy to understand articles.
RJ Writers seem to feel the MORE WORD they use, the better the article. NOT SO.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Skewing News
RJ FRONT PAGE HEADLINE -
"Denver voters decide a little bit of pot is not a crime."
THAT is NOT what happened.
Rocky Mountain News SAYS = But Denver officials said an I-100 amendment of local law would change nothing, because the vast majority of marijuana possession busts — which were a mere 3.2 percent of all city arrests in 2004 — will continue to be prosecuted under state law.
Denver Post SAYS = Denver residents Tuesday voted to legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, but the state attorney general said the vote was irrelevant because state law will still be enforced.
In their PRO-DOPE editorial the RJ calls - Lawbreakers - "recreational pot smokers"
An RJ DUMB Question - When did majority votes that limit the power of the government cease to count in this country?
Answer - NEVER. DOPE is Illegal - there is a FED Law against it.
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