I attended Little Rock public schools in the 1950's when they were recognized nationally as an excellent system. Today I would not allow any children I had to even pay on the playground of the elementary school I attended for fear of contamination.
On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 1:56 PM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote: > I will say that in the 60s and early 70s, when I went to Catholic school, > we were more advanced than the Public Schools ... we moved after 8th grade > and I went to Public school for High School and was more advanced in most > subjects than my new peers ... I have been told that the trend has reversed > and the Public schools are better than Catholic, these days, but I have now > way of proving or disproving it!!!! > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 1:21 PM, plainolamerican < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> The Catholic schools are far superior to public schools >> --- >> >> LANSING -- Sending children to Catholic school instead of public schools >> appears to have no benefits for student performance by eighth grade, >> according to a new study from a Michigan State University economist. >> >> "Across many outcomes, both academic and behavioral, we don't find >> anything that seems to point to a real benefit of Catholic schools over >> public schools," Todd Elder, MSU associate professor of economics, said >> about his research >> <http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2013/study-gives-catholic-schools-poor-marks/>published >> in the Journal of Urban Economics. >> >> Elder's findings are based on test scores for students in kindergarten >> through eighth grade, and show that the more than two million students in >> Catholic schools across the nation do not perform better than their public >> school counterparts. >> >> The results show that Catholic school students did not show a measurable >> increase in reading scores compared to public school students in the test >> group, and math scores dropped for Catholic students while scores for >> public students increased. >> >> The study analyzed data on about 7,000 students who participated in the >> Early Childhood Longitudinal Study: Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, >> according to an MSU news release. The students were tested in kindergarten >> and first, third, fifth and eighth grades to gauge their performance. >> >> Elder said the findings could be attributed to kindergarten students >> entering Catholic school being more prepared than their public >> counterparts, and lower salaries for Catholic school teachers could be to >> blame for the lower performance. >> >> "Some people say Catholic schools are doing more with less," Elder said >> in the release. "But these findings suggest they're not doing more with >> less -- that they may, in fact, be doing less with less." >> >> The study also examined behavior issues and attendance rates and found >> "no significant benefit" to enrolling students in Catholic schools, Elder >> said. >> >> On Monday, November 30, 2015 at 11:53:01 AM UTC-6, Bill wrote: >>> >>> What is this man doing? Calling for the shut down of the best school >>> system in the USA. The Catholic schools are far superior to public schools >>> and this man should know that. He is trying to dumb down America and does >>> all that he can to weaken this country and Western Civilization. Can not >>> think of one thing he has done to strengthen America and Hillary is on the >>> same page with him. >>> >>> In a message dated 11/30/2015 8:56:57 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, >>> [email protected] writes: >>> >>> The Catholic School I went to closed, last class only had 8 kids ... >>> less people are going to church as the US becomes more secular!!! >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Obama Calls for an End to Catholic Schools* >>>> >>>> Posted on November 30, 2015 >>>> <http://visiontoamerica.com/24879/video-obama-calls-for-an-end-to-catholic-schools/> >>>> by V2A <http://visiontoamerica.com/author/kent/> >>>> >>>> This was part of his official prepared remarks which are now available >>>> on the White House website: >>>> >>>> “…Because issues like segregated schools and housing, lack of jobs and >>>> opportunity — symbols of history that are a source of pride for some and >>>> pain for others — these are not tangential to peace; they’re essential to >>>> it. If towns remain divided — if Catholics have their schools and >>>> buildings, and Protestants have theirs — if we can’t see ourselves in one >>>> another, if fear or resentment are allowed to harden, that encourages >>>> division. It discourages cooperation.” >>>> >>>> I would argue this is actually even worse than it seems at first glance. >>>> >>>> After all, under Obama we have seen the rise of a toxic government >>>> culture where unelected bureaucrats feel enabled to target and harass >>>> American citizens whose political views differ from their own. >>>> >>>> >>>> Read more at >>>> http://visiontoamerica.com/24879/video-obama-calls-for-an-end-to-catholic-schools/#2xuHMG8VBDocaOd6.99 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> __._,_.___ >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> >>>> Visit Your Group >>>> <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmY2FqbjRvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NDg4OTcxOTI-> >>>> >>>> - New Members >>>> >>>> <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJnMnFzamZxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxNDQ4ODk3MTky> >>>> 1 >>>> >>>> [image: >>>> https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZDFiN2VvBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ0ODg5NzE5Mw--] >>>> <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZDFiN2VvBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ0ODg5NzE5Mw--> >>>> • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> >>>> • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use >>>> <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> >>>> >>>> __,_._,___ >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>>> >>>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>>> <http://www.politicalforum.com/> >>>> * It's active and moderated. 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