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6. This all began with a manufactured crisis by Ronald Reagan when he Commissioned

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Tue Feb 12, 2019, 11:15 AM

Feb 2019

"A Nation At Risk". I thought then, as I still think, that it has all been an effort to get private schools subsidized through government. This is equivalent to another tax cut for the wealthy who send their kids to private schools anyway but giving them a handout to do so.

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Dismantling Public Schools: Training First World Kids For A Third World Life, As Inequality Grows [View all] appalachiablue Feb 2019 OP

K+R excellent read and links Thank you for the post . lunasun Feb 2019 #1

I remember years ago Doreen Feb 2019 #2

Walmart has been huge in the school privatization business appalachiablue Feb 2019 #8

I noticed it back in 1995 when I began subbing. BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #3

Thanks. notdarkyet Feb 2019 #4

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2019 #5

This all began with a manufactured crisis by Ronald Reagan when he Commissioned world wide wally Feb 2019 #6

Disaster capitalism and voodoo education. Years ago, RR's appalachiablue Feb 2019 #7