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pa28

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25. Lovely, one of these schools happened to be in my own small town.

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 11:42 PM

Jan 2013

I hope they get stripped of every last nickel with my local share of the tax proceeds being rightfully returned to our public school district.

The public is gradually catching on to the fact charter schools are just a way to siphon tax dollars into the private sector but it's slow going. Unfortunately we'll have to see many more cases like this one before joe six pack has an epiphany.

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Oregon charter school founders accused in $20 million racketeering lawsuit [View all] Coyotl Jan 2013 OP

They should have been bankers instead reteachinwi Jan 2013 #1

Charter schools should be renamed Charlatan schools. nt valerief Jan 2013 #2

This is precisely why I cannot support charter schools Frustratedlady Jan 2013 #3

+1 freshwest Jan 2013 #5

I don't support charter schools because they suck money out of public education and deprive students Coyotl Jan 2013 #6

I agree, but I think there are testing standards. Frustratedlady Jan 2013 #15

"King and his wife filed for bankruptcy in Oregon in 2011."... truth2power Jan 2013 #4

Charter schools are rackets. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #7

Waiting for Duper Man fascisthunter Jan 2013 #8

Exactly! Sad. So many good people sucked into the lie! mountain grammy Jan 2013 #18

This always happens when you turnover a public service to a private enterprise. fasttense Jan 2013 #9

Sooner or later -- only later when politicians who've got a 'cut' can't keep it permanently covered. ancianita Jan 2013 #20

Why are these MFers not in jail for larceny? SunSeeker Jan 2013 #10

More like Grand Theft. formercia Jan 2013 #11

They're scamming and stealing from homeowners jsr Jan 2013 #14

Tip of the iceberg. SoapBox Jan 2013 #12

duncan and obama say nothing about the failures of charter schools madrchsod Jan 2013 #13

RU making shit up or what? When did Obama and Duncan blame teachers unions? Coyotl Jan 2013 #23

i blame duncan... la la Jan 2013 #27

Privatizing government services is a racket mountain grammy Jan 2013 #16

More teachers! vlyons Jan 2013 #17

Privatization strikes again SHRED Jan 2013 #19

What a shock...I wouldn't expect anything less from a charter school gopiscrap Jan 2013 #21

Exactly right. nikto Jan 2013 #26

Thankfully, this can't happen in Chicago. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #22

This is happening all over nikto Jan 2013 #24

Lovely, one of these schools happened to be in my own small town. pa28 Jan 2013 #25

In Oregon the Dems finally gained control of the Legislature in the last election. Coyotl Jan 2013 #29

Anyone want to put odds on that money being paid davidpdx Jan 2013 #28