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Yeah, that was a huge story in education.

They don't play.

Cheat and you pay!

I do wanna say something about that, though.

It's damn sad that people are being pressured to such an extent that cheating seems to be the only way out. People are always saying this school sucks, these teachers suck, blah, blah, blah. Government officials come in and take over schools. Teachers are put on notice. Kids are intimidated because their test scores are low.

It's hard for anyone who hasn't actually taught in a low-income school to even comprehend. The pressure is immense.

And all I'm doing is explaining to you that you're explaining this through the eyes of a teacher.

That's great.

I'm speaking through the eyes of a student. Also fine.

Your article sided with me.

So yes, we have already established that more funding is needed for the inner city or the sticks.

What you seem to NOT be grasping is that the funding isn't reaching the kids at the lowest level. Ya know, where it's SUPPOSED to be at.

Eve just posted a link about the public school scandal.

And rocket had already touched on mismanagement of funds.

So you're the one who needs educating right now.

Is poor schools getting more funding? Yes

Is the funding actually reaching the kids? No.

I tried. You are like arch and 40 in that your mind is already made up.

Go for it......young man/old soul.

Arch, you're smart. I know you'd understand what I was saying. I just get frustrated when people in nice suburb areas think that kids join gangs because they just want to cause harm. My scenario applies to all races too. It's not just a black, white, Hispanic, Asian, etc. The scenario I just mentioned can apply to everyone becaus every race can relate.

Gangs give kids a false sense of a family.

It's because MLK spoke about love. Love for everyone and lifting each other up. He truly is one of the greatest influential figures in mankind history. He did things the right way. It was hard, but incredibly powerful. I couldn't imagine what it was like when he was killed. Could you imagine if a MLK figure was killed today?

If someone wants to look up the data by school district, in Ohio, they can do so here:

Pages - District-Search
http://reportcard.education.ohio.gov/Pages/District-Search.aspx

I am sure that other states have similar data available.

Nice site, but it extremely unfriendly to my phone. I can't scroll or anything.

This is a seriously funny question. Considering the statistics where democratic leadership has prevailed in cities such as Baltimore, I believe one might ask that same question of democrats. Look up the statistics among blacks such as food stamp eligibility, home ownership and unemployment if you really want to be informed.

That is accurate Rocket. Our PA district just spent almost a million dollars "training" teachers in reading related to dyslexia.

The local newspaper touted it " groundbreaking training" within the district. Funny how every teacher who participated laughed about the material being directly from early childhood training and absolutely nothing new to those trained in EE. It emphasizes learning modalities. Those of us in education, especially EE, had this drilled into our heads while earning our Masters.

Most of this training is intended to address students with learning disabilities, however, dyslexia has become a blanket term in this district for children who present with a learning disability. Scary practice.

Could there be a need for a refresher? Absolutely! But to call it groundbreaking and spend a cool mill, funny.

Yes, there is a dire need for education reform. Change is in the air.

http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/despair-...trolled-chicago


Even though Marc Lamont Hill would disagree.:-)

http://archive.jsonline.com/news/education/42716407.html

Notice the comparison about midway to Cleveland.

Compared with other large Midwest urban districts, Milwaukee spent more per pupil than Chicago, but less than Minneapolis, Cleveland and Detroit," the report says.

To me, this indicates that throwing more money at inner city schools and schools with low socioeconomic demographics is not the answer.

The answer is in how the funds are managed. My example above is exactly what I am talking about. Frivolous waste of tax payers dollars. Consequently, funds do not benefit the students directly. Think most of us would agree here.

That's the case ALWAYS in any venture be it public sector or private. Watch the pennies and the dollars take care of themselves.

and that is exactly what I was saying. I have no idea what is spent per pupil, but I have been there, in the schools as a student, I also have visited many other school because of athletics and had my own kids at various schools. There is a huge disparity in resources, I also agree with rocket in a disparity for many of the smaller rural districts.

exactamundo Swish

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post...turns/#comments

This right here, this part is funny:

"I've learned since being on the inside that this audit is a serious matter and that he has said that when the audit is complete, he will release his tax returns," Conway said during an interview on ABC's "This Week" that aired Sunday morning.

Translation: I was all about him releasing his returns, then I got hired, took one look at them, and decided that the blowback from not releasing them is way better to manage than if we actually released them.

Lol, so much entertainment

Colin Powell sets record straight on involvement in email scandal

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is pushing back on Hillary Clinton's reported claims that he advised her to use a personal email account -- telling reporters that the Democratic presidential nominee is trying to "pin" the scandal on him.

The New York Times reported last week that Clinton told the FBI that Powell detailed to her his email practices under George W. Bush. The paper cited a passage from an upcoming book about Bill Clinton’s post-presidency that read, “Powell told her to use her own email, as he had done, except for classified communications, which he had sent and received via a State Department computer.”

Powell, in response, said in a statement he only sent her a memo about his email practices and had no recollection of this conversation with Clinton.

He elaborated on that statement to The New York Post, saying “The truth is she was using it (her personal email) for a year before I sent her a memo telling her what I did.”

He added that, “her people have been trying to pin it on me.”

http://pagesix.com/2016/08/21/colin-powe...9628.1468120990

Speaking of education, John Oliver just destroyed charter schools. Interesting

The Press tries to marginalize all of us...

Trump says "Turn the Camera!"

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6a1_1471824605

Charter schools is an interesting topic. It's a truly bipartisan topic. You have democrats like Obama and Bernie that support them. Then you have Trump and Romney that support them as well. I've got mixed feelings on them.

Oh, I thought I was on the Presidential Elections Thread but this is the Problems with Education Thread. Now where did that Presidential Thread get to?

Emails reveal Clinton aide gave foundation donors 'special' access, group says

Newly released emails reveal more instances of the Clinton Foundation appearing to reach out to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s State Department for favors involving wealthy donors – including Crown Prince Salman of Bahrain – according to a watchdog group that fought to obtain the emails.

Judicial Watch, which released the documents Monday, said in a statement that the messages show Clinton aide Huma Abedin “provided influential Clinton Foundation donors special, expedited access to the secretary of state.” The documents include exchanges not previously turned over to the State Department.

The exchange involving the crown prince of Bahrain occurred in June 2009. It started with top foundation official Doug Band notifying Abedin that the crown prince was coming to the U.S. and seeking a meeting. He noted he is a “good friend of ours.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/08/...group-says.html

BIAS ALERT: Stephanopoulos gets tough on Clinton Foundation, leaves out his own donations


ABC newsman George Stephanopoulos gave Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager a grueling grilling over the scandal-scarred Clinton Foundation’s future on Sunday. But Stephanopoulos, a former aide to President Bill Clinton, must have forgotten to disclose his own five-figure donations to the organization.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/22/bia...-donations.html

Everybody is in everybody's pockets, including Clinton and trump.

Captain obvious strikes again.

This thread is about politics so I would rather only focus my attention on news sources... and every time I bring up John Oliver, Jon Stewart, and the rest of the late night democratic infomercials, I'm told those are just "entertainment"... and I don't need entertained right now.

Trump says he'll win 95% of the black vote in 4 years. He truly is the most interesting candidate I've ever witnessed. Mike Pence practically laughed his azz off.

https://mobile.twitter.com/AndrewKirell/status/767713481021878272/video/1

Asassination attempt?

Panic for Julian Assange as intruder scales Ecuadorian embassy wall

AN ATTEMPTED break-in at the Ecuadorian embassy where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is living was foiled this morning.



By Zoie O'Brien

08:00, Mon, Aug 22, 2016 | UPDATED: 15:57, Mon

Aug 22, 2016




Julian Assange has lived inside the embassy in London for four years


Security was scrambled at the London building sparking international concern Assange was the target of the intruder.

A statement was put out by WikiLeaks this morning.

It stated: “16 mins ago at 2:47am a "cat burgler" scaled the side wall+window of the Ecuadorian embassy in London; fled after being caught by security.”

Mr Assange has been living inside the embassy for more than four years and has been granted political asylum by Ecuador.





Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have claimed he may have been intruder's target



Fans of Assange took to Twitter to suggest he may now be in danger inside the embassy.

One wrote: “Here we go. I hope Mr. Assange knows what he's doing. Hope he leaves his information with others in case of an accident.”

Another said: “Somebody is definitely out for Assange. I really do hope Assange has some great intel for us once he's done redacting.”

Some suspected American involvement.

One Twitter user wrote: “@wikileaks Maybe one of Hillary's assassins? #saudimoney #neverhillary”

Another said: “@wikileaks attempted assassination you think?”


http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/702542/Panic-intruder-Ecuadorian-Embassy-Julian-Assange

Wow. I know the clintons have long arms, and a lot of money.......hmmmmmmm?

Found 15,000 More Clinton Emails


·Aug 22, 2016


http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-found-15000-clinton-emails/story?id=41576112

Assange is about to go the way of Vince Foster.

I dont understand how Clinton has time to write this many emails. Unless she is part of some email lists. 45,000 emails is a lot of emails.

I don't know exactly how long she served as s.o.s.

But, organizing hits and stuff - it takes time. And e-mails.

Organizing the reception of millions upon millions of dollars also takes time, and a lot of e-mails.

She was in office for 4 years. So works out to 30 emails a day 7 days week. I guess that is humanly possible. But still it seems excessive. Afterall, this is her private server and not her work server.

I'm just a coder but between newsletters, customers, service providers and general email I get easily 60 emails a day. So 30 a day is nothing.

Huma Abedin denies active role at radical Muslim journal


By Paul Sperry




August 21, 2016



Huma Abedin worked at a radical Muslim journal for a dozen years



Top Hillary Clinton confidante Huma Abedin played no formal role in a radical Muslim journal — even though she was listed as an editor on the hate-filled periodical’s masthead for a dozen years, a campaign rep claimed Sunday.

“My understanding is that her name was simply listed on the masthead in that period,” Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said hours after The Post broke the bombshell story. “She did not play a role in editing at the publication.”

Merrill said Abedin was just a figurehead and not actually on staff at the Saudi-based and -funded Journal of Minority Muslim Affairs, which featured radically anti-feminist views and backed strict Islamic laws roundly criticized for oppressing women.

A journalism major at George Washington University, Abedin, 40, was listed as “assistant editor” of the journal from 1996 to 2008, when her name was removed from the staff box and she went to work for Clinton at the State Department.

Her brother, who was an associate editor, and a sister, also employed as an assistant editor, are listed as staff members.

Abedin’s Pakistani mother, Saleha Mahmood Abedin, remains editor-in-chief.

read more

http://nypost.com/2016/08/21/huma-abedin-denies-active-role-at-radical-muslim-journal/


They listed her as editor for 12 years just for the heck of it!

Something that kind of confuses me. Columbus is absolutely massive. If I'm reading correctly it's about the size of Cleveland and Cincinnatti combined. It's bigger than DC and Boston. However, I rarely hear politicians visiting here. I think Hillary was here a few months ago, but that was it. Why is that?

Cause Columbus is boring.

Sorry Columbus lol.

To clarify, do you mean land mass or population?

If I recall, the greater Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincy areas are all about the same - around 2M people.

If we are talking just the city itself then yeah, Columbus has about 800k whereas Clevland has about 400k and Cincy around 300k. When you factor in the suburbs though they are all about the same.

I've seen Trump in Columbus city. He was complaining about the cameras not panning then too.