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5 Famous Billionaires Dismantling Black Public Schools

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“These heavy-handed tactics require a suspension of democracy that would not be tolerated in a white suburb. The biggest racists in the US aren’t running around with white hoods and burning crosses. They’re running Fortune 500 companies and burning public school systems across the country .The charter school movement is particularly insidious.They call themselves “reformers,” but in fact they are destroying a vital democratic institution.The process, begins with Common Core standards that disregard all individual or local differences. That is followed by high-stakes testing that fails most students. While none of the famous billionaires on this list are dues-paying members of racist groups, they’re engaging in actions that prey on the linchpins of the black community — public K-12 schools.”

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I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)
 

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