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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 11:09 AM Original message |
Florida charter schools get $55 million for upkeep. Traditional schools get nothing. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. Aren't these the same shit schools that have a success rate because they get rid of kids? |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Actually according to the latest schools gradings from FCAT |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Infreakingcredible. We need to spread this info. around, since the media is all pure bs |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Loved that comment |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Never, and it causes me to fume. I'm a former teacher. I left teacher because repukes destroyed my |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. FL charters did not do so well. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. I think lawsuits are in order. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 07:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
48. I know the teachers union is filing at least one lawsuit against the state. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
6. My complaint with this post is that it's a little deceiving . It's comparing two PUBLIC schools. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Please stop that. Charters get public money, but they do their own thing. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. That's because Charter schools ARE (say it with me now) PUB-LIC schools. |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Snide derision does not help your argument. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. I'm not arguing. I'm voicing my opinion. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. I imagine a way will be found to rationalize it. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Speaking of snide. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 06:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
47. Opinions are not facts. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. They are not public schools except in their own minds. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. They are not public schools. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Were they ever at one point public schools? |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. No. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Custodial services have been outsourced for years. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. So we're obviously on the same page. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. I don't worry about how my posts are taken when I tell the truth. |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 02:23 AM Response to Reply #9 |
51. florida has more charters run by for-profit management corps than any state but michigan. |
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sulphurdunn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
58. Charter Schools |
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icarusxat (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
62. And... |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 05:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
40. Charter schools are NOT public schools. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
53. I strongly disagree. A charter school is a privately run entity with a contract with the state gov't |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
14. Sorry all, but I am happy about this. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. The old "I have mine" attitude. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. Well, she will. At least she will have a job. n/t |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #26 |
56. Coming at the expense of her fellow teachers, |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Oh, BTW get back to me when she gets the test scores. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. I'll let you know. n/t |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. I won't be reading your posts again. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Once the public schools are all closed, the charters will get all of the kids. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. She does, believe me. n/t |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
61. No they won't - the difficult ones simply won't be educated |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. I imagine we often value our own backyards |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. What sorrow? |
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dameocrat67 (442 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. my sister had the opposite experience and ended up in the charter |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. It seems that Minnesota charter schools are a hell of lot |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 04:09 AM Response to Reply #36 |
54. Typically, from my experience, charter schools get to pick the good students and trash the rest. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
41. Why screw everyone else in favor of your daughter's job security? |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Why would you say that? I am not screwing anyone else. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Well that is great, but teachers here in FL are being laid off right and left. |
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DiverDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #44 |
60. I got MINE, the rest of you? |
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MouseFitzgerald (208 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
43. Thank god your daughter is going to be okay |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #43 |
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soleiri (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #43 |
67. I'm canceling the prayer circle. nt |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
18. Just like Republicans want to starve the "beast" of government, they also want to starve |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
22. Check this short link... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I had saved this on "disaster capitalism." |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. ... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-29-11 01:04 AM Response to Reply #25 |
50. And another vital comment about disaster capitalism. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
31. Kicked and recommended. |
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dameocrat67 (442 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
33. The charters were created to add another layer of class separation between |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
42. Half of Florida's failing schools are CHARTERS... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 11:51 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. Very true. |
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blkmusclmachine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:48 AM Response to Original message |
52. That's "Change!" you can believe in (or NOT) |
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russspeakeasy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
55. Thanks Mad....I appreciate your post. |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
57. Neoliberalism: turning education into nothing more than |
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sulphurdunn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
59. Charter schools bear |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
63. That chipping..knawing sound.. is pRick Scott and the Koch Bros.. |
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YBR31 (83 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
64. There are good and bad public schools and public charters |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 10:20 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Not my issue. Only schools which answer to the public should get tax money. |
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soleiri (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Of course it's not black and white |
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