Comments on: State Regulation of Private Schools: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly http://jaypgreene.com/2008/04/30/state-regulation-of-private-schools-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ With Help From Some Friends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Donevy http://jaypgreene.com/2008/04/30/state-regulation-of-private-schools-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-25794 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:28:04 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-25794 I am confused. Did the folks complaining of their private school (s) not check them out before sending their children to the school? If they did not like the curriculum in the first place why send them there? Second, why leave them there? Regulation by the state is not the key. The key is parental involvement. Just a thought/question…

]]> By: Greg Forster http://jaypgreene.com/2008/04/30/state-regulation-of-private-schools-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-20322 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:56:53 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-20322 Whoops, on the list of non-responders that should have been Mississippi. Thanks for the catch! I apologize to the DOE of Missouri for misreporting that it didn’t help us when it did, and to the children and taxpayers of Mississippi for failing to report that their DOE isn’t interested in making public information available to the public.

]]> By: Elena http://jaypgreene.com/2008/04/30/state-regulation-of-private-schools-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-20310 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:28:21 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-20310 Why is Missouri listed as both getting back to you, and not getting back to you?

]]> By: starofthenight1@yahoo.com http://jaypgreene.com/2008/04/30/state-regulation-of-private-schools-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-18193 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 07:01:34 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-18193 I live in Tampa Florida, had my child in a private school. Worst thing I ever did. They didnt teach abc’s. When I asked why they didnt teach math was told if I didnt like it to leave. The teacher cut my daughters hair without my permission, took her blood again without my permission. They had a star wars class playing with plastic swords, what kind of education is that?. They take State Funds (McKay) but the only thing they are accountable for is attendance! Private schools need someone checking on them. F in my opinion.

]]> By: Regina Richards http://jaypgreene.com/2008/04/30/state-regulation-of-private-schools-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-14987 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:44:52 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-14987 My son went to a private christian academy and graduated from 8th grade in May! He decided over the summer he would rather go to a public High School so he can play sports! When we went to register him this private school wouldnt transfer his records and all of a sudden(because they just expected him to come back this fall) decided he didnt graduate after all, they are now trying to say he still had one more book to complete but they went ahead and let him be a part of the graduation ceremony as a courtesy! AS A COURTESY?! it would have been nice if they would have told his parents that so he could have worked on it over the summer, but the truth of the matter is its NOT true, he did finish all his books and he did graduate from 8th grade but we are finding out we dont have a leg to stand on and now because he chose to go to public school he is being punished and havin to repeat 8th grade, which is very very concerning! It is hard enough now days to keep your chidren excited and positive about going to school, but he had worked so hard and had actually brought his grades up to be a straight A student! I would greatly appreciate any advice anyone can relay to me as it is my frustrated son feels like a failure in which he is having to repeat the 8th grade.

]]> By: pat pratt http://jaypgreene.com/2008/04/30/state-regulation-of-private-schools-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-6715 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:15:40 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-6715 Kentucky has not provided the regulations on requirements of private schools- it remains a?

However; it would be nice to know exactly what the rules are

]]> By: Greg Forster http://jaypgreene.com/2008/04/30/state-regulation-of-private-schools-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-766 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:10:42 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-766 There is regulation of private schools in Florida; you can read the regulations by following the link in my previous comment and clicking on “Florida.” It’s certainly true that Florida doesn’t interfere in private school curricula the way most states do; Florida doesn’t dictate what material must be taught in what grades, or require private schools to provide extra, outside-the-classroom services that schools may not view as necessary. I imagine that’s why it may appear to some “education attorneys” that there is “no” regulation of private schools in Florida. But that freedom is precisely why we gave Florida an “A” – as my post explains, we’re grading based on whether a state’s regulations permit private schools this kind of freedom.

It’s unfortunate that you had a bad experience, but you must remember that if your child were in public school the exact same thing would have happened. You would have been told to file a complaint and then sit at home and wait for the phone to ring.

(In case anyone questions whether staff misconduct is as common in public schools as it is in private schools, I would answer that I’m only aware of one empirical study on the subject, which I conducted with Matt Carr, and it found that the answer is yes.)

The only real difference is that when people in public schools suffer from staff misconduct such as you describe, they have no effective options at all. Whereas in private school you always have the option of leaving that school and finding a better one.

]]> By: Rachel http://jaypgreene.com/2008/04/30/state-regulation-of-private-schools-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-765 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:25:30 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-765 I had my son in a private school this year that would leave young children unattended in public places and put them at risk. I showed concern with the school and was yelled at and told I lacked trust in the school. When I spoke to the State about the concerns and dangers that I saw occuring at this school, which were only a few of many, I was told the State can do nothing. I can file a complaint, and then if anything ever happens to a child there, they will have a record of a complaint, but that is all.

]]> By: Rachel http://jaypgreene.com/2008/04/30/state-regulation-of-private-schools-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-764 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:23:29 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-764 I’m just wondering how you got a Grade of A in the State of Florida. I live here and have personally spoken to education attorneys and the State and there is no and I mean NO regulation of private schools within the State of Florida.

I was told that the State feels that it’s up to the parent and if they don’t like the school, they can pull their child out. They feel that this makes the schools accountable to the parents and that is the regulation.

I’m very confused????

]]> By: Greg Forster http://jaypgreene.com/2008/04/30/state-regulation-of-private-schools-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-719 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:02:29 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-719 I can’t say which state has the best laws for that specific purpose. Our report looks only at the laws and regulations that apply to “standard” K-12 schools; there may be additional laws governing maritime schools.

But for what it’s worth, if you follow this link:

http://www.friedmanfoundation.org/friedman/schoolchoice/pslr.jsp

…you can look over the laws and regulations governing standard private schools in all 50 states.

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