Comments on: As the Logic Twists: The Alternate Universe of School Choice and Charter “Research” http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/john-david-morgan/2006/as-the-logic-twists-the-alternate-universe-of-school-choice-and-charter-research/ Your Progressive Source for Local Opinions and Insightful Commentary Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:51:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: John-david Morgan http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/john-david-morgan/2006/as-the-logic-twists-the-alternate-universe-of-school-choice-and-charter-research/#comment-4461 John-david Morgan Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:29:45 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/john-david-morgan/2006/as-the-logic-twists-the-alternate-universe-of-school-choice-and-charter-research/#comment-4461 Thanks Tom. To be fair, McIlheran does mention this in his editorial, after giving far to much credence to Schug and Niederjohn. And Jane - Whether or not residency requirement should end is an issue unto itself. Is it fair to require someone to live in a specific place in order to work? That's a reasonable question. But to tie the issue to school reform efforts, and to propose that expanding choice might keep "the best" teachers in the city, not having proven what and who "the best" teachers are or even that they are leaving MPS because of residency rules in the first place. The Schug/Niederjohn "research" suggests that the best teachers will accept less pay and accept fewer benefits to work at a Catholic or Lutheran school just so they can live in Shorewood or Elm Grove? C'mon, it's lunacy! Even crazier is that Schug and Niederjohn actually teach college. Crazier still is that the Journal wasted ink on their cracked study. Thanks Tom. To be fair, McIlheran does mention this in his editorial, after giving far to much credence to Schug and Niederjohn.

And Jane - Whether or not residency requirement should end is an issue unto itself. Is it fair to require someone to live in a specific place in order to work? That’s a reasonable question.

But to tie the issue to school reform efforts, and to propose that expanding choice might keep “the best” teachers in the city, not having proven what and who “the best” teachers are or even that they are leaving MPS because of residency rules in the first place. The Schug/Niederjohn “research” suggests that the best teachers will accept less pay and accept fewer benefits to work at a Catholic or Lutheran school just so they can live in Shorewood or Elm Grove? C’mon, it’s lunacy!

Even crazier is that Schug and Niederjohn actually teach college. Crazier still is that the Journal wasted ink on their cracked study.

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