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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Schools Matter: Green Dot Flameout in L.A.

Schools Matter: Green Dot Flameout in L.A.

Green Dot Flameout in L.A.

At Green Dot Public Schools, Inc., the only things public are the public dollars that go, without public oversight, to feed the corporate welfare scammers who intend to bleed out public schools. From Howard Blume at the LATimes:
Green Dot Public Schools, a leading charter school operator, is shutting down a campus because of low enrollment, financial pressures and subpar performance, officials confirmed Monday.

The action prompted a daylong student protest Monday atAnimo Justice Charter High School, south of downtown Los Angeles.

The closure marks a first for locally based and nationally