tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13850388.post1328096610124775849..comments2023-09-05T07:08:28.140-07:00Comments on solidaridad: Thoughts on Matthew Di Carlo's recent Shanker Blog piece on the 'parent tricker'Robert D. Skeels * rdsathenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920561332154131328noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13850388.post-34673675115022054482012-10-10T13:23:18.799-07:002012-10-10T13:23:18.799-07:00@Anonymous There's certainly profiteering to g...@Anonymous There's certainly profiteering to go around. However, at least with public schools there's a modicum of transparency, and some semblance of democratic controls to reign it in. Privately managed charters on the other hand are as opaque as concrete and are the antithesis of democracy.Robert D. Skeels * rdsathenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920561332154131328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13850388.post-66712835896366976512012-10-09T15:56:26.338-07:002012-10-09T15:56:26.338-07:00And what of the corruption and cronyism feeding at...And what of the corruption and cronyism feeding at the public sector trough? From textbook publishers to testing companies to school construction contractors and technology vendors, the private sector is alive and well when it comes to public schools as well as charters!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com