Expose of Charter School Corruption in The New Republic

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Privatization isn't the panacea all these people want you to believe. It does NOT benefit the kids, it benefits the investors and those who run the "corporate" school. There are reasons we have public and private domains. What you described in your post is a perfect example of why they are separated. This stuff is even creaping into public schools. In my district--3 of the 4 higher ups--the superintendent and 2 of the asst. supers, have NEVER taught in a classroom. They gradudated from the business model program for superintendents. OUr Super is always gloating about all the millions he has "saved" the district--by cutting bussing for our neediest kids, cutting back on support personnel, bigger class sizes, making hte teachers give up pay to cut days in school in order to save librarians, counselors---and he is PROUD of all the money the district has in the bank. Why we are saving it, we still aren't sure. He said it was for bad times, and we cetainly are in them now. Wonder if by the passage of Prop 30 in CA if he will start letting some of that go and reinvest in our schools. We also wonder if he will continue to cut from programs to "save money". Time will tell--but it is a crying shame.