(2014/04/25) More misplaced incentive structures (Education)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 25 April 2014
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Edition #820
More misplaced incentive structures
Today we look at what happens when you add a profit motive to the education system. You may be surprised to learn that some people are more interested in profit than education.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Privatization Kills Education: Ask Chicago Parents Why - Majority Report - Air Date: 09-03-13
Ch. 3: Song 1: Union town - Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
Ch. 4: Act 2: Diane Ravitch: Public Schools for Sale? (Part 1) - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date 3-28-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Profit - The Mammals
Ch. 6: Act 3: Common Core's One-Sided View - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 3-21-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: How loud your heart gets - Lucius
Ch. 8: Act 4: Diane Ravitch: Public Schools for Sale? (Part 2) - @BillMoyersHQ - Air Date 3-28-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Democracy - Leonard Cohen
Ch. 10: Act 5: Yes 4 Elkhart via @YES4Elkhart - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5: Activism - Shihan
Ch. 12: Act 6: The Public School Vs. Charter School Battle (Part 1 ) - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 3-24-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: On our way - The Royal Concept
Ch. 14: Act 7: Study: Charter Schools NOT Performing Better Than Traditional Public Schools in Chicago - Majority Report - Air Date: 04-22-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Knock yourself out - Jon Brion
Ch. 16: Act 8: The Public School Vs. Charter School Battle (Part 2 ) - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 3-24-14
Voicemails:
Ch. 17: The importance of prisoner rehabilitation - Chris from Colorado Springs
Ch. 18: Race vs. class - Daniel from Houston
Ch. 19: Trying to understand the lived experience of others - Jason from Iowa
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 20: Final comments on asking oppressed people to be your educator
Closing Music:
Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM:
Yes 4 Elkhart referendum
Yes 4 Elkhart on Facebook
Sources/further reading:
"Walton Foundation’s pours $164 million in 2013 education grants. Who won?” via The Washington Post
"What Made the Chicago Teachers' Strike a Success? Their Commitment to the Community” interview with Micah Uetricht at AlterNet
"Hundreds of parents band together to oppose charter school expansion" via The Boston Globe
"Pence, Ritz at odds over new education agency”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by:
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to show. |
| 0:05.8 | For details, visit the membership tab at BestOfAlife.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now look into the award-winning BestOfAlife podcast with Cups Today from the majority report, |
| 0:12.8 | Bill Moyers, CounterSpin, BestOfAlife Activism, and Radio Dispatch. |
| 0:17.2 | And just a quick note that a huge number of the supporters of charter schools are in |
| 0:21.2 | it for the absolute right reasons, just trying to do what's best for the kids. |
| 0:24.8 | As always, it's the money to interest following the strings we have to look out for. |
| 0:29.7 | The Chicago Teachers Union had gone on strike in an attempt to prevent the closure of 50 schools |
| 0:39.4 | in Chicago. You recall that Rahm Emanuel claimed that there was simply no funding for these schools. |
| 0:50.5 | And simultaneously also financing essentially a private arena. |
| 0:59.3 | For a university to the tune of 100 plus million dollars. |
| 1:07.2 | At the time, the Chicago Teachers Union claimed that this is part of a privatization scheme. |
| 1:16.8 | And it now seems that those charges have been born out. |
| 1:25.4 | Just two and a half months after a historic vote to close 50 schools, |
| 1:29.6 | Chicago's laying the groundwork to bring more charter schools to the city. |
| 1:34.1 | Look, there is no evidence that charter schools in the aggregate perform better than public schools. |
| 1:45.5 | In fact, there's plenty of evidence that says that in many cases they perform worse. |
| 1:50.5 | In New York City, we have seen a new round of test results that have come out that have showed |
| 1:57.8 | that charter schools perform no better than the public schools. |
| 2:04.2 | What we do know is that charter schools engage in what is called creamy. |
| 2:11.5 | They get the best of the best of students. |
| 2:14.0 | In many instances, they are able to weed out problem students in a way that public schools are |
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