> From Ronna Bolante's article "Grading the Public Schools" in *Honolulu*
> May 2008, Vol. XLII, No. 11, page 55 -
>
> /snip/

> wups...didn't think this article is available on the net, but it is! I
> should have checked before doing all that typing...my mistake. Here - for
> those who want more information - it is:
>
> http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/May-2008/Grading-th...

>
> On Jul 21, 8:00 am, "Lawrence Akutagawa" sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:

>> wups...didn't think this article is available on the net, but it is! I
>> should have checked before doing all that typing...my mistake. Here -
>> for
>> those who want more information - it is:
>>
>> http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/May-2008/Grading-th...

>
> who ranked that?
>
> How come that schools that are restructuring due to underperforming in
> test
> results/improvement are rated higher than schools that are in the
> upper
> ranks in the National Standards tests and always have been?
> ...

> "Maren at google" jach.hawaii.edu> wrote in messagenews:1216704301-sch@news.lava.net
> ...

>> On Jul 21, 8:00 am, "Lawrence Akutagawa" sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:

>

>>> http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/May-2008/Grading-th
>>> ...

>

>> who ranked that?

> Here's Kaumana Elementary -
>
> Teachers: 92.3
> Parents: 100.0
> Students: 66.7
> Math: 46
> Reading: 59
> Score: 72.80
>
> Here's E.B. deSilva -
>
> Teachers: 73.7
> Parents: 93.6
> Students: 59.3
> Math: 57
> Reading: 68
> Score: 70.32

>
> On Jul 21, 11:45 pm, "Lawrence Akutagawa" sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:

>> "Maren at google" jach.hawaii.edu> wrote in
>> messagenews:1216704301-sch@news.lava.net
>> ...

>>> On Jul 21, 8:00 am, "Lawrence Akutagawa" sbcglobal.net>
>>> wrote:

>>

>>>> http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/May-2008/Grading-th
>>>> ...

>>

>>> who ranked that?

>
> [...]
>

>> Let's see - the Teachers/Parents/Students scores have Waiakea
>> Elementary ...

>
> On Jul 21, 11:45 pm, "Lawrence Akutagawa" sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>

>> Here's Kaumana Elementary -
>>
>> Teachers: 92.3
>> Parents: 100.0
>> Students: 66.7
>> Math: 46
>> Reading: 59
>> Score: 72.80
>>
>> Here's E.B. deSilva -
>>
>> Teachers: 73.7
>> Parents: 93.6
>> Students: 59.3 ...

> OK, Alvin, I'll bite once again. So what are the 10 best and the 10
> worst
> public schools in Hawaii today? Make sure you cite your source!

>
> On Jul 23, 3:35 pm, "Lawrence Akutagawa" sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>

>> OK, Alvin, I'll bite once again. So what are the 10 best and the 10
>> worst
>> public schools in Hawaii today? Make sure you cite your source!

>
> Haven't you answered your own question? I and Maren have said the
> criteria in the article are bad. We aren't about to do another study
> for you.
>

>
> "al Guacamole" lava.net> wrote in message
> news:1216950300-sch@news.lava.net...

>>
>> On Jul 23, 3:35 pm, "Lawrence Akutagawa" sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>

>>> OK, Alvin, I'll bite once again. So what are the 10 best and the 10
>>> worst
>>> public schools in Hawaii today? Make sure you cite your source!

>>
>> Haven't you answered your own question? I and Maren have said the
>> criteria in the article are bad. We aren't about to do another study
>> for you.
>>

> Alvin, Alvin, Alvin....you really don't get it, do you?
>
> You bad mouth the Bolante article ("Garbage in: garbage out." - ...