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Education

McCamy Taylor

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4. There is a long tradition of "private" white schools in the South where

Reply to QED (Original post)

Thu May 29, 2014, 10:02 PM

May 2014

parents sent kids to avoid integration. Poor white kids got "scholarships." The Charter system is the exact same thing---and they sell it to minority parents as "It will be better for your kids. Trust us. Would we lie?"

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Florida League of Women Voters Releases Bombshell Charter Study [View all] QED May 2014 OP

And in the Duh department... Baitball Blogger May 2014 #1

Agreed. Good that they documented it, but anyone who doesn't know these things valerief May 2014 #3

"clueless as a homeschooler." Baitball Blogger May 2014 #6

+1 Enthusiast May 2014 #15

Well there it is Doctor_J May 2014 #2

There is a long tradition of "private" white schools in the South where McCamy Taylor May 2014 #4

Glad to hear from the League of Women Voters again. RW propaganda has attacked public ed for years. freshwest May 2014 #5

I believe that essentially every single study SheilaT May 2014 #7

Not too happy QED May 2014 #8

Interesting. SheilaT May 2014 #10

Unfortunately Turbineguy May 2014 #9

"because of financial mismanagement" Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #11

Money Is Involved DallasNE May 2014 #12

Most importantly is hopefully that the Public got to see this report. glinda May 2014 #13

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast May 2014 #14

k&r emsimon33 May 2014 #16