How Governor Candidates Stack up on K-12
Interesting chart from Education Week (it includes the both Dem former governor candidates, Lincoln Chaffee and Martin O'Malley) who appear to have done better than their Republican counterparts.
Tuesday Open Thread
The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested. It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio. (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
Comments
#1 .. sample size ( Classroom size not adequate for teacher eval but all students in state way more than adequate for Governor eval)
How much control does a Gov. have on Education in a state? All depends on his ability to influence other decision-makers. If Gov can influence decision-makers and resulting changes have a positive effect over a particular time period, then maybe some would conclude this could be used in the evaluation of the Gov.
Jeb Bush could make a case that Florida improved under his leadership ... lowered class sizes and required reading skills to advance to grade 4.
Massachusetts enacted legislation to improve teacher quality, along with other improvements that led to much better student performance -- but should a Gov take credit?
Who knows what might occur in WA if McCleary is fully implemented. If great things occurred and Gov. Inslee was re-elected could he argue that Education gains happened because of his leadership? (( What politician could pass that up?? ))