Looks like Texas is not the only one with charter school problems

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Looks like Texas is not the only one with charter school problems

Postby LibraryLady2 » Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:19 am

I know of 2 charter schools that are giving kids a stellar education.
The rest are just taking in the money and letting the chips fall where they may.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/01/the-gops-biggest-charter-school-experiment-just-imploded/
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Re: Looks like Texas is not the only one with charter school problems

Postby kent » Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:59 am

the same can be said for public schools...

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Re: Looks like Texas is not the only one with charter school problems

Postby ralph » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:02 pm

kent wrote:the same can be said for public schools...

----------------------------------- ESPECIALLY for Public Schools .

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Re: Looks like Texas is not the only one with charter school problems

Postby rusty » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:20 pm

ralph wrote:
kent wrote:the same can be said for public schools...

----------------------------------- ESPECIALLY for Public Schools .



Okay. I'll bite. Why do you say this?

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Re: Looks like Texas is not the only one with charter school problems

Postby rusty » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:21 pm

Big difference between public schools and charter schools is that charter schools have diminished accountability to the tax payer. They call themselves public schools when convenient or private schools when it's convenient.

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Re: Looks like Texas is not the only one with charter school problems

Postby LibraryLady2 » Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:20 am

If a public school is failing--the superintendent and principal do not walk away with thousands or millions of dollars.

If a charter school goes belly up--the superintendent or owner has pocketed thousands or even millions.
DMN did a story on a man who opened charter schools in the Houston area, and after a few years closed them but had $$ in his pocket. He came to Dallas and repeated the process.
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Re: Looks like Texas is not the only one with charter school problems

Postby BigTex » Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:35 pm

LibraryLady2 wrote:If a public school is failing--the superintendent and principal do not walk away with thousands or millions of dollars.


Let's count how many people at the school district headquarters lose their jobs when a school fails. OK, we're done.


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