Comments on: Jon Stewart Wrong on Education in Baltimore https://www.isegoria.net/2015/05/jon-stewart-wrong-on-education-in-baltimore/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 14 May 2026 06:12:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Chris C. https://www.isegoria.net/2015/05/jon-stewart-wrong-on-education-in-baltimore/comment-page-1/#comment-2269657 Chris C. Tue, 05 May 2015 00:49:26 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=37977#comment-2269657 As a lifelong resident of the Baltimore area, while there is significant bureaucratic bloat and ridiculous salaries at all levels (hazardous duty pay?), a major problem is the frequency with which very large chunks of federal/state money just disappears. And never seems to be found, nor is anyone punished for losing it.

]]> By: Cassander https://www.isegoria.net/2015/05/jon-stewart-wrong-on-education-in-baltimore/comment-page-1/#comment-2269579 Cassander Mon, 04 May 2015 23:14:05 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=37977#comment-2269579 Baltimore teachers make about 60k a year, compared to 55k nationally, before benefits, which I imagine are substantial, and, if I remember correctly, they have a very low student-to-teacher ratio.

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_12580.htm
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/high-school-teachers.htm

]]> By: Steve Johnson https://www.isegoria.net/2015/05/jon-stewart-wrong-on-education-in-baltimore/comment-page-1/#comment-2269350 Steve Johnson Mon, 04 May 2015 19:06:17 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=37977#comment-2269350 Syllogism:

Students of Baltimore schools do worse than schools in the suburbs
Lack of school funding / underpaid teachers is the reason for this

Therefore:

Baltimore schools have a lack of funding / underpaid teachers

Seems perfectly consistent to me.

]]> By: Slovenian Guest https://www.isegoria.net/2015/05/jon-stewart-wrong-on-education-in-baltimore/comment-page-1/#comment-2269216 Slovenian Guest Mon, 04 May 2015 16:36:12 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=37977#comment-2269216 Not only that, via iSteve:

“The Baltimore school system ranked SECOND among the nation’s 100 largest school districts in how much it spent per pupil in fiscal year 2011, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.”

In fact almost double the money is spent on minority students… thats why such stories are so funny, classic straw man argument.

It’s like the misleading parroting that women only make 77 cents to every dollar a man makes.

Maybe at this point white men should just whip them-self bloody on TV and start groveling down every time a black person stubs his toe.

You know, mortification of the flesh, the institutional expiatory act of a person or group’s penance for atonement of sins and path to sanctity.

]]> By: Scratching My Head https://www.isegoria.net/2015/05/jon-stewart-wrong-on-education-in-baltimore/comment-page-1/#comment-2269205 Scratching My Head Mon, 04 May 2015 16:24:40 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=37977#comment-2269205 Where the heck does all this money go? Administrative salaries?

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