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lindysalsagal

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26. The term "Charter school" is deliberately deceiving. It implies something organic or pure: Pure BS
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 05:16 PM
Nov 2012

The only difference between a regular public school and a charter school is that charter schools get to break all the rules. Rules that were put there to uphold america's commitment to the education of every student.

If governments want to help all students, go back and invest this energy in public schools.

The reason some don't want to is because individuals can't find a way to accrue personal wealth in the public school system.

It's just like banking: They can't make money if they follow the rules, so they want a fancy way to just jettison the protections of the public interest.

The judge was right to pull the plug on this cheater school.

From now on, when you read the words "Charter School", just replace the r with an e.

Cheater schools cheat students out of qualified teachers, special education intervention and quality standards. They cheat parents out of having a say in their children's education, and in having their taxes go into individual's pockets. They cheat society by not preparing good citizens for civic and work/higher ed. responsibilities.

Cheater Schools. Plain and simple.

charter schools are only for making profits. education is irrelevant nt msongs Nov 2012 #1
arent they also to bust the teacher's union leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #4
TN is a Right to Work state (nt) sunnystarr Nov 2012 #8
Are there any states left that are NOT right to work states? SheilaT Nov 2012 #12
Missouri proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #38
Is that the only one? SheilaT Nov 2012 #49
There's still a teacher's union, here, though. Fawke Em Nov 2012 #23
of course right to work doesnt = unions are unlawful leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #30
The teachers' unions in many cases are weak at best. Right to work = freeloader problem for unions. Selatius Nov 2012 #48
They're used got brain washing also. santamargarita Nov 2012 #6
Privatising education, another wonderful left-over Bush policy that needs to be sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #2
Needs to be ended quickly, but I doubt it will. madfloridian Nov 2012 #11
k&r Starry Messenger Nov 2012 #3
K&R! ceile Nov 2012 #5
A seriously corrupt state, I take it? aquart Nov 2012 #7
Red State but Blue City (nt) sunnystarr Nov 2012 #9
Only Nixon could go to China n/t Fumesucker Nov 2012 #22
K$R Teamster Jeff Nov 2012 #10
This push for charter schools BanzaiBonnie Nov 2012 #13
Welcome back nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #14
This really underscores why the public schools need to be much better funded in the first place. SheilaT Nov 2012 #15
You're right. Unfortunately that is what charter schools do....defund local public schools. madfloridian Nov 2012 #17
MADFLORIDIAN!!!!! Where have you been???!!! DonRedwood Nov 2012 #16
Hey there. madfloridian Nov 2012 #18
Lol, I knew you would. And your work needs a bigger audience which it gets on Twitter. sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #42
I bet you thought I'd never learn how to twitter. madfloridian Nov 2012 #44
Lol, no, I had faith in you. sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #47
twitter, huh? I've yet to twy it :0( It's good, eh? DonRedwood Nov 2012 #53
It's a good way to stay up on events, meet new people. madfloridian Nov 2012 #57
kr HiPointDem Nov 2012 #19
Charter schools usually underperform, and are rife with management and $$ issues. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #20
I think in TN all you have to do is pray hard enough and the Lord will provide such gifts to valerief Nov 2012 #21
Glad to see you back. We need these updates. Brickbat Nov 2012 #24
Hey Mad! Good to see you.... FloriTexan Nov 2012 #25
Hi back. madfloridian Nov 2012 #27
Gorgeous... FloriTexan Nov 2012 #39
Pretty warm today. Had a few cool days. madfloridian Nov 2012 #40
The term "Charter school" is deliberately deceiving. It implies something organic or pure: Pure BS lindysalsagal Nov 2012 #26
You are my hero liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #28
The reason it's hard to keep on the front burner is both parties agree on it... madfloridian Nov 2012 #34
unfortunately we just lost that fight here in WA liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #35
I am so sorry that happened. All that corporate money is hard to beat. madfloridian Nov 2012 #36
it needs to become one of the things that we demand from them liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #37
I thought we had RICO laws? Hubert Flottz Nov 2012 #29
I have nothing against Charter Schools... bvar22 Nov 2012 #31
Exactly! bvar22. No tax money for private schools or charters. madfloridian Nov 2012 #45
Great to see you back, madfloridian... ljm2002 Nov 2012 #32
It does seem pretty obvious, doesn't it? madfloridian Nov 2012 #33
K&R hay rick Nov 2012 #41
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #43
Most welcome. madfloridian Nov 2012 #50
Two VERY pertinent comments after the Ravitch post. Whites Only academies madfloridian Nov 2012 #46
State Superintendent in Oklahoma srichardson Nov 2012 #51
Rick Scott and FL Legislature gave 50 million to charters, 0 to public schools, for maintenance. madfloridian Nov 2012 #52
ouch. I hope you keep coming back to DU more! We need to be educated too, you know! DonRedwood Nov 2012 #54
Many democrats srichardson Nov 2012 #58
The middleman always makes things more expensive: or, in taxpayer math, privatization equals GiaGiovanni Nov 2012 #55
Good point. madfloridian Nov 2012 #56
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