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Privatization spawns abuse, fraud and waste

Evidence abounds that privatization has spawned abuse, fraud and waste…The for-profit education industry, for one, appears to be rife with fraud at every level, from kindergarten to college. The firm [Nathaniel] Davis heads, K12 Inc., has yet to show it is superior to public schools. In Kansas, the company’s Lawrence Virtual High School posted a graduation rate last spring of 26.3 percent, compared to the 90.9 percent rate at the city’s two public high schools. The local school board kicked out K12 management last month, but the company will collect its fee until June 30. Experienced teachers and education...
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Brownback’s push for all day kindergarten funding lacks credibility

We agree with this piece. The legislature that Brownback is allegedly fighting against on all day kindergarten (and higher ed) funding is the legislature he and his backers put in office after purging moderate public education supporters in the 2012 primaries. http://www.examiner.com/article/brownback-s-push-for-school-funding-is-pure-political-theater?CID=examiner_alerts_article...
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New Orleans is no model for Kansas

We’ve heard talk of New Orleans’ privatization being a model for Kansas, but we’re listening to this parent advocate (as well as many other reports debunking the New Orleans choice myth). “If New Orleans is being held up as a model for the schools in your community, I have some advice for you. Fight harder than you’ve ever fought to make sure that this doesn’t happen to you. Because once you’re in it, it’s so hard to get out of. Fight tooth and nail. If people come to your community and try to sell you bull crap, come down...
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