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nikto

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43. Exactly right, sendero

Reply to sendero (Reply #28)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 10:15 PM

Dec 2013

You stated the simple, disgusting TRUTH.

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Four states, 4 examples of charter schools fraud. Oversight needed badly. [View all] madfloridian Nov 2013 OP

A feature, not a bug. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #1

...... madfloridian Nov 2013 #2

I thought charter schools were created to make fraud easier. nt valerief Nov 2013 #3

Charter schools were created as an effort to defund URBAN public schools! TheDebbieDee Nov 2013 #16

Takng public funds and not delivering the goods sounds like fraud to me, legal or not. nt valerief Nov 2013 #31

Oversight? All they are after is breaking the unions - TBF Nov 2013 #4

Training for the global marketplace...Arne's words madfloridian Nov 2013 #5

Right ... slave labor world wide TBF Nov 2013 #7

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

I am not sure the harm done now can be undone. madfloridian Nov 2013 #40

Perhaps, but as more and more parents see what is happening to their children sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #41

Kick and rec! Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #6

...... madfloridian Nov 2013 #17

De nada. My friend. Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #22

privatization means no oversight. that's the point Doctor_J Nov 2013 #8

Agreed. madfloridian Nov 2013 #18

Only the tip of the iceberg. Hopefully, people will wake up. mountain grammy Nov 2013 #9

Hope so also. But no one seems to be paying attention. madfloridian Nov 2013 #13

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED ... nikto Nov 2013 #10

This... nikto Nov 2013 #12

Getting rid of in-depth education.... madfloridian Nov 2013 #14

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

The charter school groups and ed reformers run great PR campaigns. madfloridian Nov 2013 #21

Hear! Hear! truedelphi Nov 2013 #36

Who cares.... bobGandolf Nov 2013 #23

Right. The test scores now outweigh teacher judgement, grade books, classroom tests. madfloridian Nov 2013 #27

du rec. xchrom Nov 2013 #24

k&r Starry Messenger Nov 2013 #25

The whole charter school movement.. sendero Nov 2013 #28

Yes, getting public money turned over to the private sector. madfloridian Nov 2013 #32

They got healthcare, they want education. Doctor_J Nov 2013 #35

Exactly right, sendero nikto Dec 2013 #43

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch. Enthusiast Nov 2013 #29

.... madfloridian Nov 2013 #30

Charter schools imo, are just like government contracting out to make a precious few filthy indepat Nov 2013 #33

Their 'reform' movement sure seems to attract more than its fair share of Mc Mike Nov 2013 #34

kick back to top Liberal_in_LA Nov 2013 #37

Recommend jsr Nov 2013 #39

We can have state-run vital services, which are designed to DirkGently Nov 2013 #42