I am not a gambler. I have only been on the Paradice one time - that was when it was setting sail in the evenings. I remember it well... It was a beautiful evening, we ordered drinks and just hung out on the upper deck. I feel asleep in my husbands arms before the boat docked...
I fully understand the implication of privatization of public schools. However, if in the meantime, investors get paid, I can't control that and won't feel guilty because of it.
I would prefer a good fit with a neighborhood school, or having a choice with a specific school that would suit the needs of my student. However, the bottom line is, myself and many parents like me can't wait any longer for public schools to get it right.
There is no denying that charter schools are big business. No doubt that is why chambers of commerce feel comfortable endorsing them and that is certainly why hedge fund managers are "cheerleaders" for them.
Like it or not, privatization of public schools is upon us. As teacher's unions struggle to find some way to remain relevant (and so they should), I suggest they consider this: invest some of that pension fund in charter schools. Now wouldn't that be ironic?
Charter Schools’ New Cheerleaders: Financiers
Wall Street has always put its money where its interests and beliefs lie. But it is far less common that so many financial heavyweights would adopt a social cause like charter schools and advance it with a laser like focus in the political realm.
Hedge fund executives are thus emerging as perhaps the first significant political counterweight to the powerful teachers unions, which strongly oppose expanding charter schools in their current form.
Read entire article here...
There is no denying that charter schools are big business. No doubt that is why chambers of commerce feel comfortable endorsing them and that is certainly why hedge fund managers are "cheerleaders" for them.
Like it or not, privatization of public schools is upon us. As teacher's unions struggle to find some way to remain relevant (and so they should), I suggest they consider this: invest some of that pension fund in charter schools. Now wouldn't that be ironic?
Charter Schools’ New Cheerleaders: Financiers
Wall Street has always put its money where its interests and beliefs lie. But it is far less common that so many financial heavyweights would adopt a social cause like charter schools and advance it with a laser like focus in the political realm.
Hedge fund executives are thus emerging as perhaps the first significant political counterweight to the powerful teachers unions, which strongly oppose expanding charter schools in their current form.
Read entire article here...
