Tony, What I meant was the community could try to out spend the educational partner, which they can't do.
Again, I cannot speak on actually how much funding Penn does in comparison to the SDP for that school. As I said before things quite often appear differently on paper than they are put into practice in the District. Now more than ever the appearance on paper can change abruptly without a moment's notice. Such is the way things are in the District; no one seems to know what the other is doing, but that's another story. As for Bill and Melinda Gates' motives I cannot be certain I would assume it was expand the Microsoft® brand and make inroads on Apple® Computer's long-time presence in education with a bit of altruistic press thrown in for good measure. It's sound business sense. Like I said, I do not know who actually attends the school or whether its enrollment is indeed 75% West Philadelphia neighborhood students. I do feel with such an infusion of funds from Microsoft, the school would probably attract a slightly different population than without. If people NOW wish to attend a school in that part of the city who would not have been bothered before, things would probably change in that area to service that population, to make them feel safer more secure etc., that had not been done for the original population. On 4/5/08 7:04 PM, "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wilma, > > I'm not sure what you mean by "outspend the 'educational partner'." > Penn's contribution to PAS, for instance, is $1,000/pupil/annum; the > School District's contribution is, what, $6,000-$9,000? So who runs this > budget, in the end -- Penn or the School District? If you've 30 years in > this business, I bet you can pass a good judgement. > > I don't think it's just "Penn professors" who will not send their kids > to "local area high schools" if they can help it. All sorts of > Philadelphian parents, from all income levels, are looking for a way > out. Thus the charter-school movement. Thus the theme HS movement (I > don't think they use "magnet school" jatrgon anymore). This city is > popping with working-class, minority-driven charter schools right now. I > reserve judgement on this movement; but there it is. > > As for the "different ilk" these private partners are seeking ... do you > truly think Bill and Melinda Gates spent all that money on the HS of the > Future just because they were trying to gentrify West Philadelphia? > They're in Seattle, for Pete's sake. > > -- Tony West > > > Wilma de Soto wrote: >> That I don¹t know, but it seems a bit like a spinoff of the current >> Private/Public Management/Charter School Educational Ballyhoo Tsunami. >> >> Instead of just usual two-tiered system of either you go to a special >> high school magnet program, or the Gulag regular school program with >> the hoi polloi, you have an added twist of financial investment and >> partnership of private institutions determining public educational >> policies. >> >> It would seem to me that adds yet another stratum. Either you outspend >> the educational partner¹,which most community associations can¹t do, >> or become absorbed by them. >> >> Anyone who take public transport during the school rush hours (arrival >> and dismissal times) would probably think as I do that most Penn >> professors would not send their children to local area high schools >> with the the population that is there now. >> >> I am not saying they should or should not, only it¹s hard for me to >> visualize these proposals are specifically targeted with those kids in >> mind. It just doesn¹t ring true for me. >> >> I could be wrong but my gut (and nearly 30 years in the business), >> tells me it¹s a different ilk they wish to attract when these sorts of >> financial investments are made in local schools. > > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
