First of all the top parochial schools skim off the best of the talent from the city schools with scholarship opportunities for their high schools. They have more involved parents at the elementary levels and typically parents of greater economic stability that the general population. This is also evidence by their development of athletic prowess in students as well. Those students would do well anywhere. And while Ursuline and some parochial schools may have a fine tradition of academic excellence they are not compelled to educate everybody. A better prepared and socially adjusted pool of students will out perform a pool students of the general population where there is no ability to weed out or preferred selection process occurs. Ursuline is not the mirror of the majority of the charter schools around the state or the country for that matter. You can not compare apples to oranges. Academic excellence as global function of a school is tied to a number of things: economic stability of the families; high social functioning of the families and children; and appreciation of learning and education within those families that make up a school. Individual intelligence will be bolstered by those factors. Provide those factors and the children will achieve regardless of the affiliation of the school including PUBLIC schools.
Prepare yourself to put a referendum on the ballot to stop this. If the legislature acts as they did with SB5 , it will be rammed through without consideration for the will of the people. The owner of the big charter ( schools run for profit) school franchises put a lot of money in the Kasich campaign. Don't think for one moment he is not going to get his couple of pounds of pork at your expense.
I don't live in the city but I would be upset if the top salaries in city government were not taxed as the rest of the residents who live there. It may be illegal to force them to live in the city. It would seem appropriate reduce the salaries of those workers who live outside the limit for the tax dollars they take out of the city.
Student achievement has more to do with parental involvement and parental values, attitudes and subsequent action regarding education. These are things teachers can not impact. Teachers can not make students have regular routine regarding personal habits that reinforce education and the love of learning. This grant will tie employment decisions to teacher performance when it is not the total picture of what causes students to succeed. No employee wants their job tied to factor to which they can not control. Poor children, urban and rural, can learn when their families love learning and transmit that value to the students.But when learning and education have no value other than lip service; survival and safety needs are precarious; and home environments are chaotic the most glorious teacher will be marginally effective.
My heart aches for the family of victim and the family of the alleged killer. With that being said, none of us was in the store when it occurred. We can only go by hearsay as to what happened to cause this horrific event to occur. The system convicted him. We all know the system is flawed but it is better than most. Compassion is required and forgiveness is paramount for those of us who believe in Jesus. I for one will not choose to condemn or villify him. I will ask the Lord for grace and forgiveness. I will pray that I will do what is necessary to assist others from being neither victim of circumstance nor victim of a criminal act. Let us not waste our indignation on what happen or what should have been but what we can cause to happen in the future.
While I agree a number of people of the inner city cause most of the problems, a greater majority in the city want the same life those of you who live in the suburbs enjoy: safe, clean, liveable neighborhoods. Because of economic decline, predatory lending and governmental policies which leave neighborhood blight and lack of employment opportunity, many who live in the inner city have limited options. Do not punish the store owners who do provide a service to those in the community with limited access to other vendors. Focus on dealing with criminals, stemming urban blight, and building job opportunities to build a tax base for the city. And for those of you who sucked the city dry while running to the suburbs may it come back to haunt you.
Niles schools chief speaks out against School Choice Bill
First of all the top parochial schools skim off the best of the talent from the city schools with scholarship opportunities for their high schools. They have more involved parents at the elementary levels and typically parents of greater economic stability that the general population. This is also evidence by their development of athletic prowess in students as well. Those students would do well anywhere. And while Ursuline and some parochial schools may have a fine tradition of academic excellence they are not compelled to educate everybody. A better prepared and socially adjusted pool of students will out perform a pool students of the general population where there is no ability to weed out or preferred selection process occurs. Ursuline is not the mirror of the majority of the charter schools around the state or the country for that matter. You can not compare apples to oranges. Academic excellence as global function of a school is tied to a number of things: economic stability of the families; high social functioning of the families and children; and appreciation of learning and education within those families that make up a school. Individual intelligence will be bolstered by those factors. Provide those factors and the children will achieve regardless of the affiliation of the school including PUBLIC schools.
October 22, 2011 at 11:24 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Niles schools chief speaks out against School Choice Bill
Prepare yourself to put a referendum on the ballot to stop this. If the legislature acts as they did with SB5 , it will be rammed through without consideration for the will of the people. The owner of the big charter ( schools run for profit) school franchises put a lot of money in the Kasich campaign. Don't think for one moment he is not going to get his couple of pounds of pork at your expense.
October 22, 2011 at 9:49 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Chiefs of police and law chosen for Youngstown
I don't live in the city but I would be upset if the top salaries in city government were not taxed as the rest of the residents who live there. It may be illegal to force them to live in the city. It would seem appropriate reduce the salaries of those workers who live outside the limit for the tax dollars they take out of the city.
August 24, 2011 at 9:32 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Valley schools win Race to the Top grants
Student achievement has more to do with parental involvement and parental values, attitudes and subsequent action regarding education. These are things teachers can not impact. Teachers can not make students have regular routine regarding personal habits that reinforce education and the love of learning. This grant will tie employment decisions to teacher performance when it is not the total picture of what causes students to succeed. No employee wants their job tied to factor to which they can not control. Poor children, urban and rural, can learn when their families love learning and transmit that value to the students.But when learning and education have no value other than lip service; survival and safety needs are precarious; and home environments are chaotic the most glorious teacher will be marginally effective.
August 25, 2010 at 8:34 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Cash offered to home buyers
Tearing down the houses do not stabilize neighborhoods. Quality housing and jobs do. They are offering regardless of income the financial incentive.
February 25, 2010 at 11:51 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Brown to be executed today
My heart aches for the family of victim and the family of the alleged killer. With that being said, none of us was in the store when it occurred. We can only go by hearsay as to what happened to cause this horrific event to occur. The system convicted him. We all know the system is flawed but it is better than most. Compassion is required and forgiveness is paramount for those of us who believe in Jesus. I for one will not choose to condemn or villify him. I will ask the Lord for grace and forgiveness. I will pray that I will do what is necessary to assist others from being neither victim of circumstance nor victim of a criminal act. Let us not waste our indignation on what happen or what should have been but what we can cause to happen in the future.
February 4, 2010 at 10:16 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Pros and cons of stores in the Hood
While I agree a number of people of the inner city cause most of the problems, a greater majority in the city want the same life those of you who live in the suburbs enjoy: safe, clean, liveable neighborhoods. Because of economic decline, predatory lending and governmental policies which leave neighborhood blight and lack of employment opportunity, many who live in the inner city have limited options. Do not punish the store owners who do provide a service to those in the community with limited access to other vendors. Focus on dealing with criminals, stemming urban blight, and building job opportunities to build a tax base for the city. And for those of you who sucked the city dry while running to the suburbs may it come back to haunt you.
May 31, 2009 at 7:28 a.m. permalink suggest removal