tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352933834294220227.post4645179989193408071..comments2023-08-21T03:52:53.156-06:00Comments on This Little Blog: A Place to Respond: Jay Mathews' Latest on KIPP and My ResponseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352933834294220227.post-76951518317881263472009-05-12T02:18:00.000-06:002009-05-12T02:18:00.000-06:00Boston Review has a new article on KIPP and Promis...Boston Review has a new article on KIPP and Promise Academy (Harlem Children's Zone): http://bostonreview.net/BR34.3/forman.phpAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640778904781522233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352933834294220227.post-45320714130614698032009-04-06T02:38:00.000-06:002009-04-06T02:38:00.000-06:00I've volunteered at the school and don't like them...I've volunteered at the school and don't like them that much... But I think I would probably use the criticism that the KIPP PR machine -- which Jay Mathews is a part of -- is overblown.kimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352933834294220227.post-14767609666387834082009-03-31T23:39:00.000-06:002009-03-31T23:39:00.000-06:00Thank you Jay.I sure would like to see you do some...Thank you Jay.<BR/><BR/>I sure would like to see you do some columns on the misinformation about our public schools emanating from the White House, CEO of Education Arne Duncan, and Bill Gates.<BR/><BR/>It is a dangerous thing when our elected leaders and their appointees are allowed to disseminate false information with impunity. And when public policy is controlled by billionaires rather than a well-informed citizenry. <BR/><BR/>I voted for Obama. I still choose to believe he means well but is being misinformed. He SHOULD be called upon to correct his mis-statements don't you think? <BR/><BR/>Maybe you could write a piece on the misinformation in his big education speech. FactCheck.org did. Here: http://www.factcheck.org/politics/education_spin.htmltaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323999705717661381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352933834294220227.post-37345091918837768272009-03-31T21:29:00.000-06:002009-03-31T21:29:00.000-06:00This is the first time I have seen a blogger comme...This is the first time I have seen a blogger comment on KIPP and actually admit that he or she has never visited the schools. Your candor is impressive. I wish it were contagious.Jay Mathewsnoreply@blogger.com