tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post1886429674494846546..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: More Boston Charter BaloneyPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-40926922395693966532015-12-31T08:41:17.133-05:002015-12-31T08:41:17.133-05:00Charter school proponents in Massachusetts would h...Charter school proponents in Massachusetts would have us believe that thirty-seven thousand students- backpacks and pencil cases at the ready- are on waiting lists for the nirvana that is a charter school.<br />Republican Governor Charlie Baker has gone so far as to say such a multitude on these waiting lists is a disgrace. A clatch of high-powered attorneys has vowed to fight this outrage(without compensation) as an affront to each and every one of these children’s civil rights.<br />A November 2016 ballot question looms with an eye towards rescuing all 37,000 of these huddled masses, proposing to end the cap on charter schools throughout the commonwealth.<br /><br />But state auditor, Suzanne Bump, says it ain’t so.<br />She says- after completing an exhaustive analysis- that there are not 37,000 names on waiting lists. The numbers are skewed like a rigged election- voters casting multiple ballots for the same candidate with the outcome pre-arranged ; false data corrupting the entire process.One conclusion we can draw from this "waiting list" baloney is that even the elected Governor, Charlie Baker, knowing the numbers are false, still parrots them. A sad commentary on the lengths pols will go to promote their pet projects. And we know Baker is numero uno when it comes to pushing the dubious charter movement creds.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-17449417738511665372015-12-28T10:10:17.657-05:002015-12-28T10:10:17.657-05:00Great summary, Peter! Thanks for keeping this aliv...Great summary, Peter! Thanks for keeping this alive. My nominee for oxymoron of the year: "Boston's high performing charter schools".<br /><br />Christine LanghofflaMissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516322307725011313noreply@blogger.com