Trinity Banter | Lydia Kay | Activity https://commons.trincoll.edu/members/lkay/activity/ Activity feed for Lydia Kay. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:29:28 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=9.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 a4913c23f30a7ceabfa1a43e59111fc5 Lydia Kay wrote a new post, Charter School Growth and its Effect on Catholic Schools , on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present http://commons.trincoll.edu/edreform/2013/05/charter-school-growth-and-its-effect-on-catholic-schools-in-urban-areas/ Fri, 03 May 2013 23:40:11 -0400 ThumbnailThe presence of charter schools in cities throughout the United States continues to increase as families become more dissatisfied with traditional public schooling and look for alternatives. The first charter school opened in Minnesota in 1992 (Cavanagh), and since then they have rapidly expanded across the nation. Charter schools have been highly criticized by education reformers […]

]]> 68b27fbee13a29e21861ec2c47594dcb Lydia Kay wrote a new post, Traveling Back in Time: Using the Internet Archive Resource to Properly Cite Information , on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present http://commons.trincoll.edu/edreform/2013/04/traveling-back-in-time-using-the-internet-archive-resource-to-ensure-proper-citations/ Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:54:45 -0400 Thumbnail#15 In Taylor Godfrey’s 2012 web essay, she bases her claims on content that appeared on the Teach for America website over six years ago, yet does not mention how she found this source. Describe how she did it, and offer a better citation. (Hint: See an amazing tool provided by the Internet Archive.) My source […]

]]> 330d47818d3c3dd16c8dca502ef87050 Lydia Kay wrote a new post, The Relationship Between Charter Schools and Catholic Schools, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present http://commons.trincoll.edu/edreform/2013/04/the-relationship-between-charter-schools-and-catholic-schools/ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:01:15 -0400 Research Question:  How has the growth of charter schools negatively affected catholic schools over the past two decades? What does this growth look like on a national level as well as a local one, specifically […]

]]> 6e7728da847145be3c28ab238125c3af Lydia Kay commented on the post, The Race to Nowhere and The Role of the Family in Schools, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present http://commons.trincoll.edu/edreform/2013/02/the-race-to-nowhere-and-the-role-of-the-family-in-schools/#comment-4060 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:25:36 -0500 I really enjoyed reading your analysis of this film, which I’ve never seen before. It seems like it has an interesting perspective on the public school system and I, too, was reminded of Diane Ravitch’s book, specifically her chapters on NCLB and the Nation at Risk report. From what I got from your response, it […]

]]> 140eae247a2c2954a24dcf9089de6648 Lydia Kay commented on the post, The Soprano State Cartel, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present http://commons.trincoll.edu/edreform/2013/02/the-soprano-state-cartel/#comment-4052 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:21:11 -0500 As I read your analysis of The Cartel, I was reminded of the documentary I looked at, The Lottery. Both films are similar in the sense that they are very one-sided and have a clearly depicted “villain,” the teachers’ union. The Lottery does this by showing an interview with the President of the teachers’ union […]

]]> 8201f1ada3370cc48d5e09a5af682571 Lydia Kay wrote a new post, An Analysis of The Lottery, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present http://commons.trincoll.edu/edreform/2013/02/an-analysis-of-the-lottery/ Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:52:11 -0500 ThumbnailThe Lottery is a compelling and thought-provoking documentary directed by Madeleine Sackler.  It came out in 2010 and since then has generated a large amount of controversy and debate.  The film follows four families from the Harlem and Bronx who have entered their child in the charter school lottery. The charter school that is highlighted is the […]

]]> adeadaff0579babbb0b13c5fc4a32e03 Lydia Kay wrote a new post, Budget Concerns Addressed by Education Committee, Issues Raised, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present http://commons.trincoll.edu/edreform/2013/02/budget-concerns-addressed-by-education-committee-issues-raised/ Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:07:18 -0500 ThumbnailOn Friday, February 15, the Education Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly held its first public hearing of the new year in the Legislative Office Building, room IE. The room was packed with various members of the media and concerned citizens, and the agenda was full; Representative Andrew Fleischmann and Senator Andrea L. Stillman ruled over […]

]]> c71da951b6b6e309e0401db4ac7fed29 Lydia Kay wrote a new post, Avoiding plagiarism, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present http://commons.trincoll.edu/edreform/2013/02/avoiding-plagiarism-exercise-5/ Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:56:05 -0500 Example 1: Plagiarize the original text by copying portions of it word-for-word. There will always be instability in these rankings, some of which will reflect “real” performance changes. But it is difficult to trust any performance rating if the odds of getting the same rating next year are no better than a coin toss. Example 2: Plagiarize the original […]

]]> 5bb845ee2bccc49bed7c57ca933e3edd Lydia Kay wrote a new post, My learning goals, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present http://commons.trincoll.edu/edreform/2013/01/my-learning-goals-5/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:37:49 -0500 In Ed 300, I’d like to learn more about the history of education reform and how it has shaped our country’s current education policies.  There is so much controversy and debate over what should be done about school systems, and I believe that it will be beneficial to learn about past reform movements and comparing […]

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