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More Bad "Choice" Schemes to Suck Funding Out of Public Education:

2/19/2014

 
You think you want these...?It sounds fair, right?  Help the children who are stuck in failing (starving) schools by giving them vouchers or charter school alternatives?
 

Wrong.

...If you aren't proactive enough or intelligent enough to navigate the confusing school application processes to enroll your child.

...If your child doesn't "win" a seat in the school lottery.

...If you can't "camp out" in line for a weekend in Memphis in hopes of getting a spot for your child in an optional school.

...If you don't like the way the school is operated, and you have no elected board member to voice your concern to or represent your children.

...If your child isn't a good test-taker and is "counseled" out.

...If your child doesn't speak English.

...If your child has a disability.

...If you cannot provide transportation across town to the "good" school.

...If you can't afford the expensive custom uniforms required by charter schools.

Then your child is stuck in a starving public school across town.  Welcome to "choice." Your child's school won't have the resources that other schools have. 

...And if you are a smart parent with the intelligence and perseverance to successfully navigate through the "choice" gauntlet and win a seat for your own child at a great school, don't you feel a deep sadness for the children who aren't as fortunate as your own???

"Though the word ‘choice’ sounds nice, it is often used to obscure a far less nice reality: massive school closures, as well as fraud and corruption in the poorly regulated virtual and private school sector.  We believe that the best way to ensure that all students can have the kinds of learning experiences they need to thrive is to have a fairly-funded public school system, overseen by democratically-elected school boards, and run by district officials who listen to and respect the community they serve. State and federal education officials should serve as guardians of equity, offering funding and support for communities when needed, and ensuring that schools respect students’ and families’ civil rights."
 (Click HERE to read more at Integrity in Education)
 

A comment from a Dad on the day that Metro Nashville School District announced the list of students who were lucky enough to "win" a spot in one of their choice magnet schools:


"This is the day that MNPS announces to the world that they cannot stay focused on educating children in nearby neighborhood schools.  This is the day they tell us parents that we should seek escape from kids in poverty, by driving miles across town and clogging the streets."
 

This quote appearing in a Memphis article on optional schools says it well:

"Why not invest that cultural and intellectual capital back into the larger system, or into neighborhood schools, instead of stockpiling excellence within optional schools?"(WKNO NPR for the Mid-South Feb, 18, 2014)

 
Tennessee parents want strong, well-funded neighborhood schools for EVERY child in Tennessee.  Not just the lucky ones with involved parents.

Legislators, vote for PUBLIC SCHOOLS and for EVERY child:
  • Vote against Vouchers
  • Vote against Charters
  • Fully fund the BEP so our public schools are not starved (ClickHERE to see how and why BEP needs adjusting)
Tennessee's children are counting on you!


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