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still_one

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5. Jerry Brown supported two charter schools when he was Mayor in Oakland

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 10:31 AM

Jan 2017

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/jerry-brown-raised-12-million-for-his-two-oakland-schools/Content?oid=1712012

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Does opposition to Betsy DeVos mean Dems are going to stop supporting privatization of public ed? [View all] yurbud Jan 2017 OP

Excellent question. SamKnause Jan 2017 #1

one of several issues where the party needs to change course to survive yurbud Jan 2017 #2

I really really wish they needed 60 votes yeoman6987 Jan 2017 #3

Some DU'ers need to face reality that many Democrats support Charter Schools. They are NOT KittyWampus Jan 2017 #4

Jerry Brown supported two charter schools when he was Mayor in Oakland still_one Jan 2017 #5

It seems the best of the examples are in blue states and the worst in Republican controlled states KittyWampus Jan 2017 #9

I agree NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #17

Do you think that is good or bad? I agree with him on some issues not on others yurbud Jan 2017 #20

not sure. I need to understand if money is actually being taken away from public schools because of still_one Jan 2017 #21

++++++++ JHan Jan 2017 #7

They aren't regulated because some are for profit and others exist at the whim of wealthy donors yurbud Jan 2017 #12

Unfortunately probably not all of them...but DeVos is unqualified for the position Freethinker65 Jan 2017 #6

It's not a one size fits all issue. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #8

when you bring in private contractors, they have a built in incentive to give less service, so they yurbud Jan 2017 #13

Don't count on it martigras Jan 2017 #10

Rahm is the Pol Pot of K-12 education yurbud Jan 2017 #14

Dude ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #16

You're right. Pol Pot was an ideologue. Rahm is just in it for the money. yurbud Jan 2017 #18

I'd say that there is a distinction to be made about DeVos and what Democrats support Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2017 #11

privatization to Wall Street sociopaths is bad enough. And school closures and other policies yurbud Jan 2017 #15

Also, do you mean Democratic politicians or Democratic voters? There is a big difference between yurbud Jan 2017 #19

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