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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And the point of this "who spends more (or less) per student is?

Oyster and LAMB both have respectable scores on the DC CAS not that if matters to me since we did not get into either.  [/quote]

The point was that charters and DCPS schools were being compared on their CAS results as though all else was equal, yet DCPS receives far more money to spend per student than any charter does.

The other bogus comparison was in looking at an established DCPS school that's been around for over 40 years as compared to charter that's just opened its doors.

OF COURSE Oyster should have respectable scores.  But some perspective is needed when stacking schools up relative to each other.  All other factors are not always equal.[/quote]

The point was that charters and DCPS schools were being compared on their CAS results as though all else was equal, yet DCPS receives far more money to spend per student than any charter does.

Have we not put this lie to bed yet?  It has already been shown that Oyster receives LESS money than LAMB (about $5k less per pupil, after accounting for mortgage/rent).

The other bogus comparison was in looking at an established DCPS school that's been around for over 40 years as compared to charter that's just opened its doors.

Yes, Oyster has been bilingual for 40 years, but LAMB has been bilingual for 10 years.  I don’t think that a decade qualifies as “just opened its doors.”  If you don’t know what you’re doing after a decade, you don’t need to educate anyone’s child.

OF COURSE Oyster should have respectable scores. But some perspective is needed when stacking schools up relative to each other. All other factors are not always equal.

Let’s just be honest folks: Oyster’s scores (82.9% reading/math average) are good, but not excellent.  However, LAMB’s scores are just ok (73.8%).  Oyster and all of the immersion schools discussed here are doing fine with the population they serve; however, there is always room for improvement.
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