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Jake Stern

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9. Privatized education: The long awaited salvation for those poor waifs

Reply to madfloridian (Original post)

Sat Mar 29, 2014, 11:34 PM

Mar 2014

trapped in an educational Gitmo.

Side note: It's almost like nails on the chalkboard to see someone who proudly calls themselves "progressive" spouting the pro-charter talking points, bullet point by bullet point

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NY legislature: Charter schools get free space in public schools. Hostile takeover of public arenas? [View all] madfloridian Mar 2014 OP

In Indiana, the law is that the public districts must BlueStreak Mar 2014 #1

Public buildings given to private groups for free. madfloridian Mar 2014 #2

It's theft of the people's money. Giving away our tax dollars to Corporations, Defense Contractors, sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #20

..... madfloridian Mar 2014 #21

Some states overusing "underutilized"....skewing the numbers. madfloridian Mar 2014 #3

Well, it is a self-fulfilling prophesy BlueStreak Mar 2014 #6

True. madfloridian Mar 2014 #7

The problem is the flexibility of "underutilized" Recursion Mar 2014 #10

Let's understand what the game is. Nothing "works well" about any of this BlueStreak Mar 2014 #12

I can only speak for DC, which uses charters for something like 40% of its kids Recursion Mar 2014 #13

In our state and in most...charters only keep those who do well. madfloridian Mar 2014 #16

Are you sure about that? That seems 180 degrees off from what I hear everywhere else BlueStreak Mar 2014 #17

Being a neighborhood school with districts is NOT cherry-picking. madfloridian Mar 2014 #18

Of course it is. Only half the seats are reserved for neighborhood kids Recursion Mar 2014 #19

You must be talking about a certain area unlike most others. madfloridian Mar 2014 #22

k&r Starry Messenger Mar 2014 #4

Hey, thanks I missed that. madfloridian Mar 2014 #5

I know what. madfloridian Mar 2014 #8

It's not going away. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #11

Privatized education: The long awaited salvation for those poor waifs Jake Stern Mar 2014 #9

That describes the sensation pretty well.... madfloridian Mar 2014 #14

du rec. xchrom Mar 2014 #15