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DhhD

(4,695 posts) Tue Jan 21, 2014, 11:40 AM Jan 2014

Charter Schools: Don't Be Mislead by the Hype

Charter Schools must be kept in check. They tend to remove themselves from their original public school direction.

This link from the Texas Branch of the American Federation of Teachers.
http://texasaftblog.com/hotline/?p=3487

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Charter Schools: Don't Be Mislead by the Hype (Original Post) DhhD Jan 2014 OP

Kicking. n/t DhhD Jun 2014 #1

YEPPPPP... kjackson227 Jun 2014 #2

DhhD

(4,695 posts)

1. Kicking. n/t

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Wed Jun 11, 2014, 03:47 PM

Jun 2014

kjackson227

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2. YEPPPPP...

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Wed Jun 11, 2014, 04:07 PM

Jun 2014

There's no substantial evidence that neighborhood charter schools perform better than public charter schools... The road to privatization is all about governance (teachers rights, unions, pensions). These people don't care about the academic success of our kids.

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