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AngryOldDem

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7. Indiana wants public schools to die. Period.

Reply to madfloridian (Original post)

Sun May 5, 2013, 07:01 AM

May 2013

A lot of education legislation this session dealt with charter schools, and making them easier to access through vouchers. Another big scam is that parents can take their kids out of performance-challenged public schools -- with financial help from the state -- and put the kids in equally poor performing charter schools. As one Democratic House member put it, it's a program that is going to be filled with fraud.

Instead of looking at the problem of failing public schools, the state just wants to get rid of them en masse in favor of charters.

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Indiana lawmakers may forgive 12 million in loans to failed charter schools. Wow! [View all] madfloridian May 2013 OP

*setting my watch* Starry Messenger May 2013 #1

I hold my breath. madfloridian May 2013 #2

Do they post that here? joshcryer May 2013 #6

you know the answer...00000000000 HiPointDem May 2013 #9

How many additional public school teachers would that cover? Downwinder May 2013 #3

If a teacher costs the state $50,000... jmowreader May 2013 #4

On the bright side.... Half-Century Man May 2013 #5

Indiana wants public schools to die. Period. AngryOldDem May 2013 #7

Indiana adopted Jeb's reforms several years ago... madfloridian May 2013 #22

jesus fuckn christ. HiPointDem May 2013 #8

More on this from the WP madfloridian May 2013 #10

At least this greed lands squarely upon the perps. sofa king May 2013 #16

They can do this with impunity because... madfloridian May 2013 #11

I hope you're wrong........ Trey9007 May 2013 #19

I am against charter schools because they deprive public schools of money and resources.... madfloridian May 2013 #24

Don't their taxpayers have something to say about that? More loans to the private sector as bailout kelliekat44 May 2013 #12

Fiduciary duty to protect taxpayers $$$, anyone? elehhhhna May 2013 #13

Dennis Bakke, the founder of these schools, is an evangelical christian RainDog May 2013 #18

That's why some Imagine Schools will be forgiven loans. madfloridian May 2013 #23

It's a can't-lose business proposition ...... marmar May 2013 #14

Once again the capitalist system..... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #15

Basically getting rewarded for failing. If public schools fail, they get closed. madfloridian May 2013 #17

It was planned from the start no matter the outcome Blue_Tires May 2013 #20

+1 HiPointDem May 2013 #21