tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post2306837191998842555..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: NCLB Waivers Allow Hostile Corporate Takeovers of SchoolsJames Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-78852079610056720062012-10-24T11:17:36.920-04:002012-10-24T11:17:36.920-04:00Watching Ocean Township NJ School Board election c...Watching Ocean Township NJ School Board election closely, Monday nite the shit is about to hit the fan again because all of these issues are coming down hard on the district - there has been a demographic shift in the town's population, immigrants, ESL, African American families, moving out of places like Neptune, Asbury Park, Newark, Camden because of all the "private" schools, charter schools that have been creaming across the county for decades. <br /><br />Danger of waivers is that governors like Christie will use it to drive a stake right thru the heart of NCLB - Mitt Romney's vision of education as well - just get rid of Title 1 along with Big Bird<br /><br />local district, short on cash, money tight, houses underwater, foreclosed, businesses closed, tax revenue down are looking for that "private" money and the only way they can get it is to play nice, since its a Republican county, most of the tax base doesn't want to spend money on other people's kids to go to school - selfish, greedy, narrow minded and a total lack of understanding of what David Berliner talks about in terms of the inequality and poverty not being good for anyone.<br /><br />We'll see how it shakes out Monday nite, expecting a HUGE crowd - it could get really interesting.<br />Judy Rabinowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506905553206774789noreply@blogger.com