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N.A.A.C.P. on Defensive for Suit Against Charter Schools -

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The N.A.A.C.P. says traditional New York City schools suffer when charter schools grow, but some black leaders say charter schools give minorities more opportunity It is this confusion that is exactly what the powerful forces dismantling public education count on. They woe individuals who do not see the deception,who don't recognize that public education is the fairest and best way for all Americans to be educated. It is the constant controversy they sow, that it impossible for ordinary people to see the truth. Bambozzling the public is the agenda, and dismantling public education allows the profiteers to privatize education and remove it from the scrutiny of regulators and genuine educators who can spot the fallacies. Recognizing environments that truly foster learning is difficult for ordinary people which is why the NAACP and the teacher's union has brought this lawsuit.
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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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