Fighting Bob - GarveyBlog - They have plans! Do they ever!
April 14, 2011
"Remember when we chuckled at the Michigan Governor Snyder, who wanted the Michigan legislature to approve his plan to permit him to declare "Financial Martial Law" in cities and other governmental bodies having tough economic times? The law would permit the governor to replace city councils, school boards and other governmental positions. Eminent domain on steroids. I laughed and suggested a bumper sticker in the U.P. of, "Your Governor is worse than ours!"
Well, that was then, now we know another one of Walker's little secrets. We have discovered that Wisconsin's governor has the same twisted idea for Wisconsin..."Full Article Here | Fighting Bob - GarveyBlog
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Saturday, April 16, 2011
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
Charter Schools Outsource Education to Management Firms, With Mixed Results | Truthout
Charter Schools Outsource Education to Management Firms, With Mixed Results | Truthout
Sunday 10 April 2011
by: Sharona Coutts, ProPublica
(Photo: Tulane Publications; Edited: Jared Rodriguez / t r u t h o u t)
Since 2008, an Ohio-based company, White Hat Management, has collected around $230 million to run charter schools in that state. The company has grown into a national chain and reports that it has about 20,000 students across the country. But now 10 of its own schools and the state of Ohio are suing, complaining that many White Hat students are failing, and that the company has refused to account for how it has spent the money.
Sunday 10 April 2011
by: Sharona Coutts, ProPublica
(Photo: Tulane Publications; Edited: Jared Rodriguez / t r u t h o u t)
Since 2008, an Ohio-based company, White Hat Management, has collected around $230 million to run charter schools in that state. The company has grown into a national chain and reports that it has about 20,000 students across the country. But now 10 of its own schools and the state of Ohio are suing, complaining that many White Hat students are failing, and that the company has refused to account for how it has spent the money.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Heidi Waddell"Under a Republican-sponsored bill, nine political appointees would get to authorize public charter schools while local school districts
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Heidi Waddell
"Under a Republican-sponsored bill, nine political appointees would get to authorize public charter schools while local school districts foot the bill."
Heidi Waddell"Under a Republican-sponsored bill, nine political appointees would get to authorize public charter schools while local school districts foot the bill."Republican bill calls for a board of political appointees to authorize charter schoolshost.madison.comUnder a bill authored by Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, charter schools would no longer have to be authorized by local school districts.
Heidi Waddell
"Under a Republican-sponsored bill, nine political appointees would get to authorize public charter schools while local school districts foot the bill."
Heidi Waddell"Under a Republican-sponsored bill, nine political appointees would get to authorize public charter schools while local school districts foot the bill."Republican bill calls for a board of political appointees to authorize charter schoolshost.madison.comUnder a bill authored by Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, charter schools would no longer have to be authorized by local school districts.
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