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6. The way public schools are funded is insane. Wealthy districts can afford electronic "chalk" boards

Tue May 14, 2013, 09:16 AM

May 2013

while their rural and impoverished can't even afford to stay open?

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Michigan District Fires All Teachers, Closes Every School [View all] cali May 2013 OP

In sports, you fire the manager, not the team... n/t bluedigger May 2013 #1

That's not the problem here. Buzz Clik May 2013 #5

Starve the public schools. JNelson6563 May 2013 #2

And as a bonus, Lindsay May 2013 #3

But wait, there's more! Orrex May 2013 #12

OMG...... a kennedy May 2013 #4

the Vermont Solution: cali May 2013 #13

One F-35B Fully Loaded $237,000,000 Botany May 2013 #8

The school board committed a fraud... Bay Boy May 2013 #9

Now not so "Buena" Vista. longship May 2013 #10

Unsurprisingly... starroute May 2013 #15

heres a map. Is this the poor area inside Saginaw city? Sunlei May 2013 #16

Where's the media outrage about this? lark May 2013 #17

everywhere heaven05 May 2013 #18