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lalalu

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1. Agree this is bad but

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 02:18 PM

Nov 2012

President Obama is also doing this because of democratic pressure. There are segments of the democratic base who believe the hype about charter and private schools. In urban communities there is a lot of support for charter and private schools.

This is upsetting because to me it will just lead to another form of segregation and separation. Public schools are great at bringing various people together. The focus should be on improving them.

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BAD bipartisanship: Obama ed sec to speak at Jeb Bush public ed privatization conference [View all] yurbud Nov 2012 OP

Agree this is bad but lalalu Nov 2012 #1

I disagree about the source of pressure: it's coming from people with money yurbud Nov 2012 #3

Yes, the pressure is coming from people with money. lalalu Nov 2012 #8

that explanation also doesn't hold up when you consider that Arne is consistent with the appointment yurbud Nov 2012 #6

That is exactly what I am saying. lalalu Nov 2012 #9

Rahm probably won in spite of that not because of it, given the recent dust up yurbud Nov 2012 #10

It's a mistake to say that because you and I don't like it, it's not something other Democrats do. Igel Nov 2012 #13

progressives don't like the lack of "accountability" because it is the stick used to beat regular yurbud Nov 2012 #17

I have thought for a long time that Arne should be gone Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #2

the concept of charters is not bad, but the way to keep it honest is it should come from yurbud Nov 2012 #4

I don't really understand what you mean. If it comes from the public school teachers and Squinch Nov 2012 #7

in the sense that it is free from some of the regulation and curriculum requirements and is more yurbud Nov 2012 #11

I think if you DID allow public schools to do that again, a lot of the problems in education would Squinch Nov 2012 #14

they are separate in terms of supervision, but they can leech resources and even buildings yurbud Nov 2012 #18

Yes. This is true. And the charter schools are always visibly better funded too. Squinch Nov 2012 #23

He would be gone, except that Doctor_J Nov 2012 #21

Charter schools are a disaster. As is high stakes testing. Squinch Nov 2012 #5

you're right. teachers try to work around it but my wife teaches K-12 and her principal comes yurbud Nov 2012 #12

I am not a teacher but I work closely with teachers. What I see is that the children who truly Squinch Nov 2012 #15

that's a good summary yurbud Nov 2012 #16

Good post. recommended. Bill USA Nov 2012 #19

More triangulation from the president Doctor_J Nov 2012 #20

But, the message from 2012 is: If the other side is bad enough, then YOU can get away with anything. FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #22