Saturday, July 14, 2012

Schools Matter: Philadelphia Schools to Lose $139 Million They Don't Have to Corporate Charters?

Schools Matter: Philadelphia Schools to Lose $139 Million They Don't Have to Corporate Charters?:


Philadelphia Schools to Lose $139 Million They Don't Have to Corporate Charters?

Rule 1: When you want to know facts about about charter schools, don't ask the people put in charge to run them, or any of their Wall Street and foundation patrons who have made a new art form out of lying to promote their corporate ideology at all costs.

The most recent case is Philadelphia, where the ALEC-owned governor and state legislature have taken a meat ax to education spending in the poorest areas of the state.  Earlier this year, parents and teachers protested thestrangling of public education by the corporatists who run the State:  

The Philadelphia School District says the plan would reduce funding to city schools by $293