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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:24 PM Original message |
Charter school profits using students as chain gangs, child labor, stays open despite prosecution |
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gophates (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. If you don't vote this November, you enable crap like this. |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Please correct me if I'm wrong..... |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. It most certainly does. |
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gophates (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. You aren't wrong. |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Unfortunately, it is Arne Duncan pushing this plan |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. We're never going to have a larger majority than we have now.... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-06-10 09:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
47. This is a Florida State matter, largely. |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Are you fucking KIDDING me?? |
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gophates (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Eyes open, chief. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. If the pubs were in power the democrats would be forced to *criticise* this bullshit |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. effing +10 million |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. +1 billion. If Republicans tried to pass this there'd be outrage. With Obama? It's great. |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. How do you suggest we get those overwhelming majorities if the Dems positions are so close to Pubs? |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. The support for the destruction of public education, |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Vote for whom? Obama SUPPORTS Charter Schools! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. Our president, a Democrat, not only supports charters but wants more of them |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. The Obama/Duncan education plan in action |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. I want to see them try to justify this one. Chain gangs as "education". Full-time. |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
26. unrec for not reading the article! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. Ok I'm game |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. Reminds me of something... |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
30. Children need more fresh air? |
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mike r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
12. Despicable |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. This is the direction the current administration is dragging us. |
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ibegurpard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. indeed |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
35. Obama doesn't care that it's not fixing education. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 07:34 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. True. |
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Frustratedlady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. This concept is a major mistake. They already have a strong toe-hold |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. What if it's not a "mistake" but part of an ideology and a plan? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 01:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. +100. |
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Frustratedlady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
38. No, not at all. Nor are contract prisons improving the life of prisoners. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. jebby was one of the folks who directly enabled this chain gang venture. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
19. Holy Fucking Shit! |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. WTF? |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
22. Damn |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
23. Obviously this needs to be prosecuted to the Nth degree. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. bullshit. & they're not closing the school, either. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. You don't think the failing scores support the prosecution? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. that was in 2004. they're still in business. try reading. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. That does point to the inability of the system to police charter schools |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. the article is from 2007. it's about the failure of the system, & gives multiple examples. |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:04 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Actually it was teachers who "pinpointed" the failure |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
42. In the school's defense.. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. or prison. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Increasingly the one is becoming the other.. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. yep, kipp schools = prisons. their program = sit up straight, eye contact, etc. |
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