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Why am I not surprised? mike On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Peter Smagorinsky <smago@uga.edu> wrote: > Six years after Mayor Richard Daley > < > http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/politics/government/richard-m.-daley-PE > PLT007475.topic> launched a bold initiative to close down and remake > failing schools, Renaissance 2010 has done little to improve the > educational > performance of the city's school system, according to a Tribune analysis of > 2009 state test data. > > The moribund test scores follow other less than enthusiastic findings about > Renaissance 2010 -- that displaced students ended up mostly in other > low-performing schools and that mass closings led to youth violence as > rival > gang members ended up in the same classrooms. Together, they suggest the > initiative hasn't lived up to its promise by this, its target year. > > "We haven't looked at all the data, but our belief is that Renaissance 2010 > dramatically improved the educational options in communities across > Chicago," said Peter Cunningham, Duncan's spokesman, who followed him from > Chicago to Washington > < > http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/us/washington-PLGEO100104900000000.topi > c> . "We believe that it is contributing to Chicago's overall success. > Renaissance 2010 and Race to the Top both reflect a willingness to be bold, > hold yourself to higher standards and push for dramatic change, not > incremental change." > > > http://www.chicagotribune.com:80/news/education/chi-renaissance-2010-17-jan1 > 7,0,3877012.story<http://www.chicagotribune.com:80/news/education/chi-renaissance-2010-17-jan1%0A7,0,3877012.story> > > _______________________________________________ > xmca mailing list > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca > _______________________________________________ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca