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Friday, August 10, 2012

What Makes a Public School Public? « Diane Ravitch's blog

What Makes a Public School Public? « Diane Ravitch's blog:


What Makes a Public School Public?

And now we step into a debate about charter schools and public schools:
Pulling public funds together to run public systems, such as public schools, is what communities do. By taking out the “per pupil” funds for the children going elsewhere, the community suffers.
The public school IS the community’s for better or worse. Therefore, the community MUST take pains to make it the best it can be in order to provide for community success. I think working to improve the public school is what some in Cynthia’s community are trying to do. However, it appears that the wants of this faction of the community are falling on deaf ears. This is where the community must take the fight to the next level.
Here we are getting into very subjective territory of “wants.” If the school is not in violation of its “requirements,”