Supporters of public schools are fighting a proposal for a state takeover of the Rochester public school district in New York. State takeovers have not worked anywhere. The Michigan Education Achievement Authority was a disaster and has closed down. The schools in the Achievement School District in Tennessee made zero gains as compared to similar schools not in the state district. Contrary to public relations, the New Orleans takeover district performs below the state average in one of the nation’s lowest performing states, and its “gains” relied on a mass exodus of poor kids who never returned and a mass influx of additional money from the federal government and foundations. Please open the link and sign the petition to stop a state takeover.
At dianeravitch.net
