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cbabe

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4. Money grab. Destroy public education with divisive issues.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Sun Feb 25, 2024, 01:43 PM

Feb 2024

Grab billion dollar budgets for private/charter schools.

If you can foment anger and fights, people will be distracted and not fight their actual foes.

For example, Bill Gates. Who was educated in private ‘prep’ schools. And probably has never set foot in a public school.

https://apnews.com › article › 92dc914dd97c487a9b9aa4b006909a8c

AP Exclusive: Billionaires fuel US charter schools movement

SEATTLE (AP) — Dollar for dollar, the beleaguered movement to bring charter schools to Washington state has had no

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Indiana Ed Parent Portal, Report 'Woke' Educators, 'Socialist Indoctrination.' Teacher Privacy, Safety [View all] appalachiablue Feb 2024 OP

They really are doing a job on public education. Biophilic Feb 2024 #1

Another strategy to eliminate teachers and public appalachiablue Feb 2024 #3

Agree. Ed privatizers have bought the politicians, so those sweet public school tax dollars will flow their way. Timeflyer Feb 2024 #6

Absolutely, thanks for replying. appalachiablue Feb 2024 #7

They're trying to get their hands on the huge pot of education funding money now going to public schools. sop Feb 2024 #8

True. And they're half way there. cbabe Feb 2024 #10

Check, that is reality. appalachiablue Feb 2024 #11

All part of communist KBG Putin multigraincracker Feb 2024 #2

Money grab. Destroy public education with divisive issues. cbabe Feb 2024 #4

The reality, thank you! $$ appalachiablue Feb 2024 #5

Side benefit to destroying public schools: union busting. cbabe Feb 2024 #9

Another big plus for the Reich, tx again. appalachiablue Feb 2024 #12

I left Indiana 7 years ago AwakeAtLast Feb 2024 #13

Good for you, thanks for posting. appalachiablue Feb 2024 #14

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