Comments on: Rae Belisle leaving EdVoice http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/02/23/rae-belisle-leaving-edvoice/ Analysis, opinion and ruminations on California education policy Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:45:40 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Complaint against State Board member | Thoughts on Public Education http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/02/23/rae-belisle-leaving-edvoice/comment-page-1/#comment-32259 Complaint against State Board member | Thoughts on Public Education Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:45:02 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1350#comment-32259 [...] funder of KIPP schools; Ted Mitchell, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, which finances charters; and Rae Belisle, former CEO of EdVoice. After the Senate refused to approve Belisle’s nomination, [...] [...] funder of KIPP schools; Ted Mitchell, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, which finances charters; and Rae Belisle, former CEO of EdVoice. After the Senate refused to approve Belisle’s nomination, [...]

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]]> By: Nell Bless http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/02/23/rae-belisle-leaving-edvoice/comment-page-1/#comment-6725 Nell Bless Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:46:45 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1350#comment-6725 Oh come on - she is a menace. Her actions are those of person who distains poor and minority kids, rather than caring for them as she claims at every turn. This is only one of the many terrible appointments made by this governor and for once the Senate (and Steinberg) are bucking up. Oh come on – she is a menace. Her actions are those of person who distains poor and minority kids, rather than caring for them as she claims at every turn. This is only one of the many terrible appointments made by this governor and for once the Senate (and Steinberg) are bucking up.

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]]> By: Gary Ravani http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/02/23/rae-belisle-leaving-edvoice/comment-page-1/#comment-6554 Gary Ravani Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:14:30 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1350#comment-6554 I am sorry to read of Ms. Belisle's health issues. I am not sorry to read she is leaving the CA SBE. Having attended thae last half-dozen SBE meetings I was always amazed at the superficial knowledge of education she exhibited. More telling was her ideological lack of flexiblity that led to two lawsuits. I recall the meeting the SBE was considering Ed Code waivers. She asked how the SBE had voted before, and was informed that waivers were granted based on case by case need. At this point she said (and this is pretty close to a quote): "I believe the SBE should be consistent, even if it's consistently wrong." When the attendees laughed she obviously had no idea why. Ed Voice will always be able to find another corporate shill or educational no-nothing to be its CEO. I am sorry to read of Ms. Belisle’s health issues. I am not sorry to read she is leaving the CA SBE.

Having attended thae last half-dozen SBE meetings I was always amazed at the superficial knowledge of education she exhibited.

More telling was her ideological lack of flexiblity that led to two lawsuits. I recall the meeting the SBE was considering Ed Code waivers. She asked how the SBE had voted before, and was informed that waivers were granted based on case by case need. At this point she said (and this is pretty close to a quote): “I believe the SBE should be consistent, even if it’s consistently wrong.” When the attendees laughed she obviously had no idea why.

Ed Voice will always be able to find another corporate shill or educational no-nothing to be its CEO.

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]]> By: Ze'ev Wurman http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/02/23/rae-belisle-leaving-edvoice/comment-page-1/#comment-6110 Ze'ev Wurman Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:33:25 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1350#comment-6110 The real sin for which Mrs. Belisle is punished is her unique effectiveness. Effectiveness in advocating for the disadvantaged so they can escape failing schools; effectiveness in giving immigrant and non-immigrant Latinos the gift of English, rather than have them stuck in mindless bilingual classes from Kindergarten until they graduate; effectiveness in promoting essential standards so that disadvantaged kids will not graduate with a meaningless diploma that will lead them nowhere. Now Steinberg prefers to kill the best thing that happened to HIS OWN constituents, rather than to stand up to racial politicos that prefer their voters never to learn English, and to teacher unions that instinctively hate anything that smacks of accountability or of giving options to the public. For shame. The real sin for which Mrs. Belisle is punished is her unique effectiveness. Effectiveness in advocating for the disadvantaged so they can escape failing schools; effectiveness in giving immigrant and non-immigrant Latinos the gift of English, rather than have them stuck in mindless bilingual classes from Kindergarten until they graduate; effectiveness in promoting essential standards so that disadvantaged kids will not graduate with a meaningless diploma that will lead them nowhere.

Now Steinberg prefers to kill the best thing that happened to HIS OWN constituents, rather than to stand up to racial politicos that prefer their voters never to learn English, and to teacher unions that instinctively hate anything that smacks of accountability or of giving options to the public. For shame.

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]]> By: Veronica Norris http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/02/23/rae-belisle-leaving-edvoice/comment-page-1/#comment-6086 Veronica Norris Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:50:45 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/blog/?p=1350#comment-6086 We are losing one of the greats in education. Steinberg should be voted out of office as soon as possible for his political stunt. Playing games with California's children should not be tolerated. We are losing one of the greats in education. Steinberg should be voted out of office as soon as possible for his political stunt. Playing games with California’s children should not be tolerated.

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