http://disqus.com/by/thebashabasha/enMon, 10 Jun 2013 23:34:52 -0000http://www.patheos.com/blogs/frankviola/wheredoyoulive/#comment-925896215<p>Wesley Chapel, Florida, USA</p>Khori WhittakerMon, 10 Jun 2013 23:34:52 -0000http://weblog.liberatormagazine.com/2009/02/charter-school-blues.html#comment-6387005<p>All charter schools aren't made the same and MANY are extremely effective at giving kids an opportunity to get an excellent education. Let me direct your attention to Charter School movements such as KIPP - <a href="http://www.kipp.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.kipp.org/">http://www.kipp.org/</a> and Uncommon Schools - <a href="http://www.uncommonschools.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.uncommonschools.org/">http://www.uncommonschools....</a></p><p>It was mentioned that lack of community involvement and local control is an issue. Most of the good charters DEMAND parent involvement before kids can even enroll.</p><p>Another important element that affects student achievement is "time on task". You can have all the community and parent involvement and local control in the world, but that doesn't equal high achievement. Schools that have high expectations for all students, longer schools days, longer school years, and more time on task have better results no matter what the social context outside of the classroom.</p>Khori WhittakerWed, 18 Feb 2009 18:57:29 -0000http://weblog.liberatormagazine.com/2009/02/president-please.html#comment-6358480<p>Hmmm... likely a hoax... wish it were real. LOL</p>Khori WhittakerTue, 17 Feb 2009 19:46:54 -0000http://weblog.liberatormagazine.com/2009/01/raekwon-ghostface-criminology-09-kiotd.html#comment-5652480<p>Wu-Tang forever</p>Khori WhittakerThu, 29 Jan 2009 13:20:41 -0000