Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Four states, 4 examples of charter schools fraud. Oversight needed badly. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)41. Perhaps, but as more and more parents see what is happening to their children
the stress on them and on their teachers, I have noticed that locally there is a resistance movement starting. Where we are, eg, upstate NY in a rural community, people are opposing this system. I am not even sure it has anything to do with politics, but more to do with the fact that they are unhappy with what their children are being put through. For the past several months here there have been, for this area, large community meetings on a regular basis, opposing the constant testing and opposing any school tax increases to pay for this system.
It will probably have to come from local communities like this if changes are going to be made.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
43 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Four states, 4 examples of charter schools fraud. Oversight needed badly. [View all]
madfloridian
Nov 2013
OP
Takng public funds and not delivering the goods sounds like fraud to me, legal or not. nt
valerief
Nov 2013
#31
Agreed. It is a way to break the Unions. And if a state has no Unions, like Texas, the parents are
DhhD
Nov 2013
#11
Yes, the goal is to create a nation of sheep who are not educated, but respond to orders like
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#38
Perhaps, but as more and more parents see what is happening to their children
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#41
This is how you offset the changing demographics, increase ignorance and neuter thinking skills.
TheKentuckian
Nov 2013
#26
Thank you for taking the time to put this together. We need facts and info to counter this insanity.
okaawhatever
Nov 2013
#15
FL bad also. Senate prez said that public school teachers won't be treated same...
madfloridian
Nov 2013
#19
We just lost that battle here in WA. For the first time our state will begin allowing charters.
liberal_at_heart
Nov 2013
#20
Right. The test scores now outweigh teacher judgement, grade books, classroom tests.
madfloridian
Nov 2013
#27