Arne Duncan gives $50 million to charter management chains

[Hannah Bell]

More Duncan dollars to charter operators

This time around it's $50 million, going mainly to cash-rich private management companies like KIPP, Aspire, and Achievement First for 2-3-many-school expansion.

KIPP, the mother of all charter school chains, go the biggest chunk of federal dollars, $14.5 million for 21 new schools and 11 expanded schools in a bunch of states including Arkansas, Colorado, Washington, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. That's on top of KIPP's whopping $50 million Investing in Innovation grant. (Edweek)

http://michaelklonsky.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-duncan-dollars-to-charter.html


Your tax dollars being siphoned into private profits.

[rpannier]

1. K&R

Hey Hey Ho Ho
The Obama Education Plan has got to go

[maryf]

2. K&R

Open house last night, I wanted to scream at the parents what's going on...

[DrDan]

3. on our way to recovery!!!!

http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/west-volusia/2010/09/13/charter-schools-f-grade-sparks-debate.html

"It took a three-year legal battle with the Volusia County School Board to open Boston Avenue Charter School, which is now facing renewed scrutiny after getting an F on its state report card this summer. "

[madrchsod]

4. meanwhile someone is trying to expand thier business...

has to go to a vulture bank and beg for a loan. obama gave his buddy a big bundle of cash to destroy our public education system.

i keep forgetting..is obama a democrat?

[LWolf]

5. What does it mean to be a Democrat in 2010?

:(

[Starry Messenger]

6. Well they need all of that money to compete in the free market.

Invisible hand, my ass. x(

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. KIPP sounds like an insane asylum

[HelenWheels]

8. He should go

Arne should walk out of the White House with Rahm.