Comments on: Dallas Dance resigns http://towsonflyer.com/2017/04/18/dallas-dance-resigns/ Your leading source for Towson news Sat, 22 Apr 2017 13:32:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Joanne C. Simpson http://towsonflyer.com/2017/04/18/dallas-dance-resigns/#comment-1274 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 02:38:52 +0000 http://towsonflyer.com/?p=11516#comment-1274 One success cited by the Baltimore Sun story for Dallas Dance’s tenure at BCPS is increased graduation rates. There are also limits to this data to keep in mind. “Improved” graduation rates are touted in digital-tech school districts as signs of success–essentially part of the implementation script. Yet questions have been raised nationwide.

Rising graduation rates, while welcome, are increasingly the result of online or problematic ‘credit recovery’ courses, oft-considered subpar. Such courses are also pursued at BCPS. For overall info, see this EdWeek article, “Credit Recovery Is A Scam.”

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/2015/05/credit_recovery_is_a_scam.html

Also, even progressive public school leaders analyze additional factors to determine whether students are simply being pushed along: What are results in terms of college and jobs post-graduation? See this NPR story, “School Graduation Rates are Deceiving,” including a quote from Baltimore City Public Schools superintendent Sonja Santelises, and other education experts, who note that schools must follow up on outcomes, such as graduates’ years in college or career results to prove true results.

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/01/12/504715055/school-graduation-rates-are-deceiving-here-are-7-things-that-would-help

]]> By: BCPS Tracker http://towsonflyer.com/2017/04/18/dallas-dance-resigns/#comment-1273 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:28:51 +0000 http://towsonflyer.com/?p=11516#comment-1273 And those awards were from education technology industry-supported organizations, with many of the sponsors doing tens of millions of dollars of business with Baltimore County Public Schools. The fact that he is resigning with no job raises many many questions.

]]> By: Stunned. http://towsonflyer.com/2017/04/18/dallas-dance-resigns/#comment-1272 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:22:53 +0000 http://towsonflyer.com/?p=11516#comment-1272 Wow. However, it’s not clear to me that this school board will make a good choice for his replacement, given their gushing support for him while in office.

]]> By: Former BCPS teacher http://towsonflyer.com/2017/04/18/dallas-dance-resigns/#comment-1271 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 17:25:44 +0000 http://towsonflyer.com/?p=11516#comment-1271 Prayers have been answered. Finally!!! The people of Baltimore County who were silenced have been vindicated! Joy!

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