tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post3628425494509542406..comments2024-03-28T06:53:24.022-05:00Comments on a blog about school: Better than utter silenceChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-76269752702552060022013-02-23T10:31:26.836-06:002013-02-23T10:31:26.836-06:00Matt -- Good question; I just don't know. I d...Matt -- Good question; I just don't know. I don't know if there's any pattern in terms of urban v. non-urban. (I don't actually think of Iowa City as an urban school district.) I wonder if local districts are just too deep in the trees to spend much time thinking about the forest. So much of what school boards do has to do with budgeting scarce dollars, and maybe it's easy to focus on the immediate fiscal issues to the exclusion of others.<br /><br />Of course, there's also the fact that the standardized testing industry is a big presence in Iowa City . . .Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-38674987077449520792013-02-18T20:33:22.196-06:002013-02-18T20:33:22.196-06:00Do you think this perceived lack of action is uniq...Do you think this perceived lack of action is unique to your school district? urban school districts in general? Matt Townsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247211425347677596noreply@blogger.com