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The charter school crowd now wants to hold McCleary hostage | Seattle Education

The charter school crowd now wants to hold McCleary hostage | Seattle Education:

The charter school crowd now wants to hold McCleary hostage

Dangling carrot


So, because the charter school operators opened charter schools before a judgement came down from the Supreme Court and they refuse to allow public oversight of their charter chains although they would be using millions of taxpayer dollars as they see fit, they have decided to hold adequately funding all public schools hostage because they didn’t get their way.
What a sleazy, and childish, move.
This from Chad Magendanz Facebook page:
Chad Magendanz
Chad Magendanz Let me be clear: The biggest political obstacle to wrapping up McCleary right now is a charter school fix. If the Speaker won’t allow a vote, McCleary doesn’t have a chance. Is the teachers union willing to risk $3 billion per biennium just so that 1300 at-risk kids have fewer options?
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And this from the man who thinks education is soooo important.
For those who don’t know who Mr. Magendanz is, he has been funded for the last five The charter school crowd now wants to hold McCleary hostage | Seattle Education: