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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Schools Matter: Stand for Children Member Talks Back

Schools Matter: Stand for Children Member Talks Back

Stand for Children Member Talks Back

This is hardly the only upset Stand member in my area. From the Oregonian:
Public schools
The film "Waiting for Superman" is big on hype and short on facts, yet Tyler Whitmire bought into the film's distortions when she wrote about the "good education" at charter schools ("Fixing our public schools: Being supermen (and superwomen) for our kids," In My Opinion, Oct. 8).

Charter schools typically hire many non-certified teachers and have small class sizes, yet there is