tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post2704860175495550804..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: I Should Support ChartersPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-46393145113817386072015-05-14T23:31:58.873-04:002015-05-14T23:31:58.873-04:00Hedge Clippers has a round-up of the hedge fund b...Hedge Clippers has a round-up of the hedge fund billionaires who are the movers & shakers behind most of eduction privatization. In Hedgepaper # 10, The Double Standard of Success Academy: Hedgefund Hypocrisy, they list all members of the board of NYC charter chain Success Academy. These same billionaire's pop up all over the country when charter chains are encroaching in communities:<br />http://hedgeclippers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4-20-Success_300dpi.pdf<br /><br />Hedgepaper #14 gives the rest of us an idea of these guy's salaries.<br />I lost track if the zeros following their names.<br />http://hedgeclippers.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/5-12-Robin-Hood_300dpi.pdf<br /><br />http://hedgeclippers.org/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813056667733621829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-78753253294405627722015-05-14T23:27:37.352-04:002015-05-14T23:27:37.352-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813056667733621829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-6172370957607441652015-05-14T13:44:28.094-04:002015-05-14T13:44:28.094-04:00I am going to print out this post and try to get a...I am going to print out this post and try to get as many eyes as possible read it - thanks for a wonderfully clear and impeccably rational analysis of the situation.P. Gruntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737485008917583535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-88911934818057835602015-05-14T13:43:41.536-04:002015-05-14T13:43:41.536-04:00I am going to print out this post and try to get a...I am going to print out this post and try to get as many eyes as possible read it - thanks for a wonderfully clear and impeccably rational analysis of the situation.P. Gruntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737485008917583535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-44440189098412273632015-05-14T13:04:41.884-04:002015-05-14T13:04:41.884-04:00Where do these quotes come from? I'd like to ...Where do these quotes come from? I'd like to get this in the hands of as many clueless charter supporters as possible.Dave Eckstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13521336850803352134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-19490672911614136362015-05-14T13:02:58.237-04:002015-05-14T13:02:58.237-04:00This, in one post, is a summary of a hundred conve...This, in one post, is a summary of a hundred conversations I've had with people who just can't see why I want to "take away parents' choices to do the best for their kids."Dave Eckstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13521336850803352134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-50838272729269731662015-05-14T09:37:20.953-04:002015-05-14T09:37:20.953-04:00Some of the reasons Iowa doesn't need charters...Some of the reasons Iowa doesn't need charters..iaviatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404143884003273036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-62146435051013953312015-05-14T00:13:38.309-04:002015-05-14T00:13:38.309-04:00CONTINUED FROM ABOVE:
That's the billionaire ...CONTINUED FROM ABOVE:<br /><br />That's the billionaire privatizers' gameplan that, if elected, a useful (and well-paid) idiot like Ref will execute as he follows the orders of his corporate masters. In short, there's no New Orleans' Hurricaine Katrina to go all "Shock Doctrine" on the public school systems in other cities like Los Angeles, so what's a privatizer to do?<br /><br />Just induce a financial and political crisis that will eventrually destroy the public schools (re-read Smarick's plan above). Again, it’s straight out of The Shock Doctrine.<br /><br /><br />Eventually, as the percentage of traditional LAUSD public schools shrinks, and the percentage of charter schools within LAUSD grows, the cost of maintaining the district's salary, health benefits, retirement, etc.will cause the district to collapse from within.The end game is then to replace our current board (and democratic system) with a small pseudo-“board” whose sole function is to rubber stamp charter school authorizing… and which has no control actual over charter schools’/charter chains' functions after doing so… no transparency to the public, no accountability to the public, and that can and will refuse to educate all of the public---i.,e. those who are expensive to educate, and who will not produce high scores on tests… special ed., English language learners, recent immigrants, homeless, foster care.<br /><br />That’s why out-of-state billionaires, Wall Street hedge fund charter proponents, etc. are pumping millions into his campaign.Even though Ref has more money, this fact can be used against him---ju jitsu stye---as it was successfully used in the Zimmer, Ratliff, and McKenna campaigns (and in Bennett’s first race for the board.)<br /><br />If the public knows all this, there’s no way they will want to to vote for Ref Rodriguez (or for Tamar Galatzan, or for Lydia Guttierez, for that matter.)<br /><br />Again, for a short video summary of Smarick's plan, watch the Reed Hastings' speech again:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REs0S0kqkMM<br /><br />(Each time I listen to this, I think, "Are these guys so clueless and arrogant to consider that someone in the room could videotape this?" Like when Mitt Romney told a business luncheon that more than 50% of Americans are moochers off the government...) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911854468188214107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-84388691875949476132015-05-14T00:13:01.985-04:002015-05-14T00:13:01.985-04:00CONTINUED FROM ABOVE:
Andy Smarick: “AS CHARTERIN...CONTINUED FROM ABOVE:<br /><br />Andy Smarick: “AS CHARTERING INCREASES ITS MARKET SHARE IN A CITY, THE DISTRICT WILL COME UNDER GROWING FINANCIAL PRESSURE. The district, despite educating fewer and fewer students, will still require a large administrative staff to process payroll and benefits, administer federal programs, and oversee special education. WITH A LOPSIDED ADULT-TO-STUDENT RATIO, THE DISTRICT’S PER-PUPIL COSTS WILL SKYROCKET.<br /><br />“At some point along the district’s path from monopoly provider to financially unsustainable marginal player, the city’s investors and stakeholders—taxpayers, foundations, business leaders, elected officials, and editorial boards—are likely to demand fundamental change.<br /><br />“That is, EVENTUALLY THE FINANCIAL CRISIS WILL BECOME A POLITICAL CRISIS.<br /><br />“If the district has progressive leadership, ONE OF TWO BEST-CASE SCENARIOS WILL RESULT:<br /><br />“THE DISTRICT COULD VOLUNTARILY BEGIN THE SHIFT TO AN AUTHORIZER, developing a new relationship with its schools and reworking its administrative structure to meet the new conditions.<br /><br />“Or, believing the organization is unable to make this change, THE DISTRICT COULD GRADUALLY TRANSFER ITS SCHOOLS TO AN ESTABLISHED AUTHORIZER.<br /><br />(In other words… Bye, bye, traditional public schools—the ones accountable and transparent to the citizen-taxpayers! Hello, total privatization of schools where the public loses all input and decision-making power to the private sector! Andy Smarick’s wet-dream-come-true!)<br /><br />“A more probable district reaction to the mounting pressure would be an aggressive political response. Its leadership team might fight for a charter moratorium or seek protection from the courts. Failing that, they might lobby for additional funding so the district could maintain its administrative structure despite the vast loss of students. Reformers should expect and prepare for this phase of the transition process.<br /><br />“In many ways, replacing the district system seems inconceivable, almost heretical. Districts have existed for generations, and in many minds, the traditional system is synonymous with public education.<br /><br />“However, the history of urban districts’ inability to provide a high-quality education to their low-income students is nearly as long. It’s clear that we need a new type of system for urban public education, one that is able to respond nimbly to great school success, chronic school failure, and everything in between. A chartered system could do precisely that."<br /><br />CONTINUED BELOW<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911854468188214107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-21934690552447813912015-05-13T20:40:22.133-04:002015-05-13T20:40:22.133-04:00Are you ever on a roll lately! This says everythin...Are you ever on a roll lately! This says everything everybody needs to know about charters.Rebecca deCocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168718846105012814noreply@blogger.com