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Education

Iris

(16,128 posts)

7. exactly.

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 24, 2013, 02:14 PM

Jun 2013

And it's not how they are going to be able to teach but what they will decide to teach about slavery, civil war, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Movement.

It makes me sick to my stomach to think about it.

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I'm so angry- Charter school tells African American girls they must chemically alter their hair? [View all] Iris Jun 2013 OP

They've removed the ban, thankfully, and apologized. PDJane Jun 2013 #1

Thanks for the update. Iris Jun 2013 #2

Moreover, the move to charter schools guarantees that children don't start life on an even footing. PDJane Jun 2013 #3

Tell the someone in your community JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #4

I know. It makes me want to cry from sheer despair. Iris Jun 2013 #8

This is what we get for contracting out essential services. snot Jun 2013 #5

Makes you wonder how well they're going to be able to teach: Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #6

exactly. Iris Jun 2013 #7

Yep. Rah rah for privatization! proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 #9

This minute long video will break your heart: CrispyQ Jun 2013 #10

omg Iris Jun 2013 #13

This brings tears to my eyes everytime I watch it. CrispyQ Jun 2013 #15

Charter schools tend to reflect the values of the corporations that run them. Squinch Jun 2013 #11

Horizon is a Gulen school; Gulen being a Turkish religious leader with ties to US intelligence. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #17

You should make an OP of this. Squinch Jun 2013 #18

Education lillyandrew Jun 2013 #12

Right but this is just one in 1000 of charter schools that are coming soon to a state near you Iris Jun 2013 #14

Horizon is a Gulen school, Gulen being the Turkish religious leader with ties to US HiPointDem Jun 2013 #16