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madfloridian

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14. Our public schools are good.

Reply to liberal_at_heart (Reply #13)

Mon Dec 10, 2012, 10:38 PM

Dec 2012

Better than many private schools and charter schools. However, since they are taking money from public schools to give to charters and private schools, there will soon be real damage done.

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FL private school owner has 4th failing school. Gets state voucher money with no oversight. [View all] madfloridian Dec 2012 OP

I don't know why Florida isn't being used as the test site for the flaws in the Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #1

Agree on that. madfloridian Dec 2012 #4

race to the top. maybe they can hire arne duncan to be principal nt msongs Dec 2012 #2

Heh heh madfloridian Dec 2012 #3

K&R Whovian Dec 2012 #5

Yet another part of Florida DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #6

And you would be surprised at how many are still proud of Scott. madfloridian Dec 2012 #7

No I would not DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #8

K&R MichiganVote Dec 2012 #9

K&R gollygee Dec 2012 #10

Kids are guinea pigs in the education privatization trials..... marmar Dec 2012 #11

Yes, they are being used that way. madfloridian Dec 2012 #24

k&r Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #12

Thank you much. madfloridian Dec 2012 #25

I feel bad for anyone with kids in school these days including myself but I really feel bad liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #13

Our public schools are good. madfloridian Dec 2012 #14

well I'm glad to hear you have some good public schools liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #15

Who told you we didn't have them? madfloridian Dec 2012 #16

that's all that gets written about liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #17

I know what you mean..it's the reformer propaganda. madfloridian Dec 2012 #19

Why is public money being used to support "pivate" enterprise? WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2012 #18

It's the same in Ohio riqster Dec 2012 #21

unfortunately, as madfloridian knows very well HankyDub Dec 2012 #20

I was just reading some stuff about that school. madfloridian Dec 2012 #22

This is absolutely horrible ReRe Dec 2012 #23

Agreed. madfloridian Dec 2012 #29

How does one get in on this racket? MrSlayer Dec 2012 #26

You gotta be rich. You must have no conscience. madfloridian Dec 2012 #27

Dec. 7 update on Prep Academy from WTSP. Video includes attack on photographer. madfloridian Dec 2012 #28

This should be the end of the "Charter School" pharse... ReRe Dec 2012 #30

They will keep getting away with it until... madfloridian Dec 2012 #31