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madfloridian

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9. Reformers use "status quo" to refer to public education.

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 04:40 PM

Jan 2013

The plan is to turn it over to private companies to work their magic.

"new ways forward"...another phrase to refer to privatizing education.

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Remember this 2010 order for 27 combat-ready shotguns for the Department of Education? [View all] madfloridian Jan 2013 OP

Few people realize how many different groups of LEOs are scattered throughout the executive branch ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #1

Financial aid fraud is a huge business hack89 Jan 2013 #2

What about the CMOs that are taking taxpayer millions? madfloridian Jan 2013 #3

My state does charter schools the right way hack89 Jan 2013 #4

Your state is the one with the mass firings of teachers. And more. madfloridian Jan 2013 #5

Central Falls was a unique case hack89 Jan 2013 #6

That is not really true. madfloridian Jan 2013 #7

We have some extraordinarily lousy public schools in RI hack89 Jan 2013 #8

Reformers use "status quo" to refer to public education. madfloridian Jan 2013 #9

In RI charter schools are public schools hack89 Jan 2013 #10

Actually the NLRB just declared them private schools. madfloridian Jan 2013 #11

We will see how it impacts RI hack89 Jan 2013 #13

Private schools and charters aren't better. duffyduff Jan 2013 #20

Some of the highest ranked schools in RI are charter schools. hack89 Jan 2013 #24

This claim regarding the NLRB was completely debunked on this thread--- msanthrope Jan 2013 #23

Yep. I have been saying this all the time. duffyduff Jan 2013 #19

Completely debunked on this thread where I took you to task for not reading the decision itself..... msanthrope Jan 2013 #21

Only debunked in your own mind. madfloridian Jan 2013 #25

The first sentence of the actual decision, which you failed to post, debunks you. msanthrope Jan 2013 #26

Yes, they are to get public money but not follow their rules. Not allow unions? madfloridian Jan 2013 #28

Um, no--unions are allowed, as the decision CLEARLY states. I mean, I think it might help if you msanthrope Jan 2013 #29

That was a question, not a statement on my part. madfloridian Jan 2013 #31

Perhaps if you read the decision you are opining on, you would have an answer. msanthrope Jan 2013 #35

No, they aren't. duffyduff Jan 2013 #18

They are under the control of the local school districts hack89 Jan 2013 #22

No, that is wrong. madfloridian Jan 2013 #27

RI does things differently. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #30

I have the Florida staute which indicates local school board approval and accountability thereto: msanthrope Jan 2013 #33

"All charter schools in Florida are public schools." The statute, outling school board approval and msanthrope Jan 2013 #32

Yes, they ARE called public schools. madfloridian Jan 2013 #34

They aren't public schools. They are private schools that get public money. duffyduff Jan 2013 #17

Maybe it was for a grant from some community college to teach duck hunting. Bucky Jan 2013 #12

Every executive department has police of some sort Recursion Jan 2013 #14

Of course they do. madfloridian Jan 2013 #15

More on money disappeared through schools not being overseen. madfloridian Jan 2013 #16

That's nothing compared to DHS ordering hundreds of millions of hollow-point rounds. n/t Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #36

I saw that. Those rounds were ordered for immigration control, weren't they? madfloridian Jan 2013 #37