No thread on the "school choice" movement brewing in Republican states?
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Marlow Stanfield
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"School choice" is not a choice at all for the vast majority of parents.
We're living in the time of WWIII. We need all of the healthy brains we can get.
We're living in the time of WWIII. We need all of the healthy brains we can get.
what does the research show about it once it's been implemented?
People love the idea of it and dislike it in practice.
Kyle C. Barker
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At the end of the day it sounds like a way to funnel money to corporations that operate schools. Like the military industrial complex but this time for primary schools.
All of that "freedom to choose" sounds nice to your average yokel until the companies that run these schools deem your area to be unprofitable.
GnauzBookOfRhymes
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Notice he went ghost after this question.
Anybody with half a brain that regularly interacts with black people knows good and god damned well most black folks cannot send their kids to private school or home school them.
The schools I went to (Longfellow, Central, Paseo, and Westport) were 80%-99% black. Logistically speaking it would be impossible for any significant number of those black kids to get into private schools. They're in those schools to begin with due to redlining.
Most of these clowns do not operate in the real world and only exist online to rattle off political talking points.
Fred.
polls by who?
It's crazy how people in here just absolutely refuse to accept that others might disagree with their political preferences. And if the people with the opinion happen to be Black, then clearly they have no idea what they're talking about, or there's no way they came to that conclusion on their own.
Support for these kinds of policies is close to 80% among Black people.
These people don't have time for politicians etc to "fix the system." Their kids need education in a safe environment now. In my experience (friends/family), most families end up sending their kids to local Catholic schools or charters that cater to disaffected parents who don't want to send their kids to a failing/substandard/dangerous public school. You're asking parents, many of them single moms etc, to make some type of political stand by continuing to send their kids to a shytty school just because the local teachers union is up in arms LMAO.
All these parents and kids are trapped in the middle of a political war. Right wingers vs teachers unions/mayors/school boards that are aligned with Dems. People living in real life understand nuance and the idea that even though a choice may not be perfect, if it's better than the status quo there's no harm in trying.
Oh but there is harm in trying. This is not about accepting disagreements, this is about republicacs deliberately dismantling the public school system with the clear aim of restricting access to education for black children.
Dipsey Doo
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I'm still here by the way. Not interested in having a continuing back and forth. I have my opinion, no one on TLR is changing any minds on this.
I'll just say that I'm glad my parents had a choice to send my sister and I to the local parochial school, then to send us to our failing and dangerous local public school. I just happen to think every parent should be able to have that choice.
Have a great day everyone.
I'll just say that I'm glad my parents had a choice to send my sister and I to the local parochial school, then to send us to our failing and dangerous local public school. I just happen to think every parent should be able to have that choice.
Have a great day everyone.
Generally speaking, when republicans bring a nice shiny object to black people it's a good idea to leave it alone . Their whole platform exists to disenfranchise us, so all those supporters are misled.
Reminds me of opportunity zones.
GnauzBookOfRhymes
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And you expect a parent with kids to prioritize your political warfare wet dream over their immediate need to educate their kids in a safe environment?
I've seen it in action. It sounds good to parents in distressed schools, but is a disaster in practice. Brain drain, funding loss, lack of support for disabled kids, and closed schools, not to mention the corruption inherent in so many public private partnerships.
Urban Renewal 2.0
How did she do this and work in education?
Those small private colleges are a lifehack. You will pay exorbitant amounts for that piece of paper but you are garunteed to get it with little effort on your part, curved grading systems, etc. And they are also loosely accredited especially in professional programs so nobody will question the no-name university on your transcripts.
I briefly dated a nurse who broke this down for me, and I was like
once she stopped talking.Those small private colleges are a lifehack. You will pay exorbitant amounts for that piece of paper but you are garunteed to get it with little effort on your part, curved grading systems, etc. And they are also loosely accredited especially in professional programs so nobody will question the no-name university on your transcripts.
I briefly dated a nurse who broke this down for me, and I was like
Damn well shyt seems like that is a life hack especially if you can get a high profile position like that with it.
Bob Jones University master's program under scrutiny due to complaints about favoritism
Accreditors have asked Bob Jones University to submit a monitoring report after receiving complaints about SC superintendent Ellen Weaver's degree.
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Got her masters degree in 6 months and only because her position required a masters degree?
Your state is screwed.
