Jackson Jambalaya

That is simply disgusting to see how far JPS has fallen in the 21 years since I graduated. There is no way my daughter will ever step foot inside of a JPS school.

Jackson is nothing but a giant plantation full of government subsidized slaves that can do nothing but extend a hand out for all things "free"...why would you expect anything more?

JPS has a culture of lazy and entitled. I hated having JPS workman's comp come to the clinic. Never have I seen more people work a system to not have to work. Bogus injuries and malingering was the norm. This is what is not teaching your kids. Ditto for JPD.

6:17 ~ Workers' Comp fraud and abuse are not peculiar to JPS and JPD. How to abuse that system is taught on many street corners, all barber shops and half the pulpits in the state. There are lawyers on almost every corner and certainly on every channel hustling comp fraud and abuse because it's simple to do. The Comp Commission judges (who are merely people who can fog a mirror and hold a gavel) always mete out settlements and it's the sleziest of all forms of lawyering. It's similar to the old blue house on State Street that has a dental sign out front and advertises 'We Take EBT cards'.

Bacause JPS designated your clinic a reporting point for comp injury' you got to witness the fallout of this reality. It's totally separate and apart from a pitiful education system. Just another part of our culture of entitlement.

Well, now, don't get upset. There is a straightforward solution:

If the DOE can't figure out a way to rig the numbers at any point in the next three years, AND if parents get together and vote to organize a charter school, AND if the state approves it, AND if parents can find a contractor to run the school, AND if JPS doesn't find some shady, semi-legal way to block it, the parents can have a "trigger" charter school.

If the process starts now, the school can be up and running just two years after their kids have graduated.

I don't suppose anyone would like to take a look at the average income level or average IQ of students at the schools?

And, I suppose the notion that it might be a good strategy and more realistic to start improvement at the elementary level doesn't make sense to some.

I'd love for someone to tell me how charter schools are going to change IQs and cure behavioral problems.

I'd love to see a law where the first day of school is required for parents.guardians only if their child is to receive a free education and that at least 3 appearances for designated participation at the school each year.

I'd love to have each parent sign an agreement to the rules and to certain requirements on their part.

9:03 "I'd love for someone to tell me how charter schools are going to change IQs and cure behavioral problems."

Simple - only the children of concerned, caring, motivated and involved parents would be signing up for these schools. Right now they have no choice except to attend school mixed in with the children absent sperm donors, etc, who drag down the classes for everyone. Charter schools would at least give the possibility of better outcomes to those kids motivated by parents) willing to wotk for it.

Would you for ONCE September 17, 2012 9:03 AM stop your blather and tell us what is YOUR solution to the problem.

These scores are right on par with the Jackson leadership of today. Why is anyone surprised?

Since you brought Clinton into the discussion, its worth mentioning that the CPSD rated in the top 3 in the entire state. Does not matter if they are white black or purple, Clinton will educate them and educate them well. And of course many of the families that move there (black and white)move there because education is a priority, so those kids are hearing the right things at home too. Lets don't forget that. JPS is handicapped out of the gate because so many kids show up at their doorstep because its a free day care.

Maybe i been out of school to long...what was the grading system before A,B,C,D and F were used?

Heard Thigpen on the wireless this morning. He shared (and correlated) some of the spending per pupil per district data that his shop is about to publish vs the recently released district/school ratings. The data is going to blow the mo' money CecilBrownWeeWillieWinterDickMolpusDonnaLaddBlakeWallaceNancyLoome's of our state completely out of the water.

I think these schools are just underfunded... Yeah sure they just need more money and that will solve all the issues.

As a product of JPS and a lifelong resident of Jackson it is very sad to see such a mess they have created. When are the blacks in Jackson going to wake up and expect more from the black leaders God forbid a white person complain... It would be racist.. Facts are facts., white , black, purple yellow whatever.. Poor leadership has sent JPS and the city I call home for over 40 years into the toilet
I just keep my popcorn ready for the next circus

Every time I say it can't get worse, it does. What if The Stokes Twins turn out to be triplets?

The Stokes twins are actually products of a Jackson Octomom who has given birth to six litters of nine. If you think 'The Twins' are something............

9:16am, you've just made an argument that doesn't need the complexity of charter schools.

Simply make a time and place for concerned parents to show up . Make sure they have to go to a bit of trouble like wait in long lines and then divide those kids up into a few existing schools.

The rest of the schools will still be crappy and fail but who cares? Kids who have crappy parents shouldn't have a shot at a good education, right? They are all doomed from birth.

What a very American idea ( sarcasm)

if these scores scare or disgust any of you all, do something. Instead of sitting there talking about the school system. Let's start setting some programs and initiatives to help our children. Don't count them out just yet they are just children, help don't judge!!!