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busterbrown

(8,515 posts) Sat Nov 24, 2012, 02:42 PM Nov 2012

For God's sake, everyone should start getting involved at their local level to
prevent the free market solution from destroying our educational system.

This article is a good start. Short but to the point!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/reports-on-charter-schools-expose-new-problems/2011/10/31/gIQAcMye3M_blog.html

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They are getting away with it silhouete2 Nov 2012 #2

there getting away with it because dems let the republicans set the narrative liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #8

I'd LOVE to be involved in the discussion about fixing education silhouete2 Nov 2012 #13

Anything for profit sucks. Schools, prisons, police, you name it. Initech Nov 2012 #3

May I add one thing. . . mzteris Nov 2012 #4

We are under a planned, deliberate assault. woo me with science Nov 2012 #7

K&R! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #9