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7. Agreed.

Reply to jwirr (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 6, 2014, 12:23 PM

Dec 2014

I don't like the idea of my tax money going to teach religion in schools. Any religion.

And the charters need to be held to the same level of accountability in terms of student performance and financial transparency. The sweetheart deals are bleeding all schools of meaningful revenues.

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The ACLU: Complaint Says Charter Schools Are Resegregating Public Education [View all] QED Dec 2014 OP

I ain't saying the ACLU is perfect 1000 out of 1000 times. I am saying I sure do agree with the merrily Dec 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author merrily Dec 2014 #2

"No one could have expected. . . . " annabanana Dec 2014 #3

I agree. And... Orrex Dec 2014 #11

Mission accomplished. FiveGoodMen Dec 2014 #4

Precisely. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #10

I don't want a dime of taxpayer money going to private schools. Trillo Dec 2014 #5

That has been happening all over the south for years. Charter, private and parochial schools have jwirr Dec 2014 #6

Agreed. QED Dec 2014 #7

Now there we agree. cstanleytech Dec 2014 #13

What??? RufusTFirefly Dec 2014 #8

Well gawwww-leeeee QED Dec 2014 #9

To be honest I could care less if the schools are all white or all black cstanleytech Dec 2014 #12

Well, I think that's what Brown vs. Board of Education showed. Starry Messenger Dec 2014 #15

I agree it can lead to that but you shouldnt need desegregation to fix it cstanleytech Dec 2014 #17

Sadly, we don't live in the kind of world where that is possible. Starry Messenger Dec 2014 #18

Ya but alot of things have changed since then. Mind you cstanleytech Dec 2014 #19

Changed like what? Starry Messenger Dec 2014 #20

Well the main one is the internet itself. cstanleytech Dec 2014 #21

Will they actually go after this injustice instead of attacking teachers unions in the courts? Starry Messenger Dec 2014 #14

Only us and the ACLU, apparently.. . . .n/t annabanana Dec 2014 #16