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charlives

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3. ...and charters are not accountable for doing any teaching!

Reply to Starry Messenger (Original post)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 01:15 PM

Aug 2016

John did a great job exposing the slime that is for-profit education but he missed maybe the most important reasons to ditch charters. Their students do not have to take state tests and (in my state at least)only 50% of staff have to be certified.

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Charter Schools [View all] Starry Messenger Aug 2016 OP

He is going to need more than one segment to cover this issue! ladym55 Aug 2016 #1

I agree--I could have watched for an hour! Starry Messenger Aug 2016 #2

...and charters are not accountable for doing any teaching! charlives Aug 2016 #3

I thought it was an unfair report Mistwell Nov 2016 #4