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Public Education vs. Charter Schools: A Tale of Two Cities

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The TRUTH about the war on Public Education:  "Detroit and Flint, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. were the first charter frontier.  Next step, Build gorgeous new buildings and use public money to fracture solid, well-run public educational systems -- For private profit."  "Ask yourself: Why are the papers and the policy-makers pointing to those protesting teachers in Detroit--while the white-collar crime in charter world goes virtually unnoticed?" GTA has a messy scandal on its hands. The charter operator borrowed $3.5 million from the school's funds. Does anyone care? The media ignores the mess. The charter operates for profit, and these things just happen in business."

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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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