tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988323189898113183.post875157755316677156..comments2023-12-18T01:01:57.910-08:00Comments on Modern School: California to Modify Parent Trigger Law (Maybe)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988323189898113183.post-51761644807587446572011-02-10T20:17:11.736-08:002011-02-10T20:17:11.736-08:00Scams to privatize schools won't be going away...Scams to privatize schools won't be going away any time soon. The new board doesn't seem keen on really standing up to the EMOs. At best, what we're likely to see, is some road blocks.<br /><br />By the way, democracy has always been about a tiny minority of "stake-holders," running the show (corporate and inheritance tax cuts, attacks on social security, etc.). The 51% is window dressing to make it seem like majority rule.Anonimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11040156020859417287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3988323189898113183.post-69543792417295357022011-02-10T16:47:46.414-08:002011-02-10T16:47:46.414-08:00Let's hope that this new SBE, which isn't ...Let's hope that this new SBE, which isn't completely dominated by charter-voucher industry employees like the previous one, carefully implements the regulations so that charter-charlatans can't continue to use it as a windfall for hungry Charter Management Organizations.<br /><br />Considering that the entire community in an attendance boundary is effected by this legislation, it's a subversion of democracy to allow a tiny minority of stake-holders (51% of currently enrolled or feeder enrollments) to dictate terms to entire communities.<br /><br />We know the plutocrats Ben Austin works for considers the few making decisions for the many "democracy," but that's now how the rest of us see it.Robert D. Skeels * rdsathenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920561332154131328noreply@blogger.com