tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post3676554416040453018..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: Kirsten Gillibrand's clumsy attack on public education Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-5349282628488877842019-01-17T05:17:26.434-07:002019-01-17T05:17:26.434-07:00She's talking about providing equal funding to...She's talking about providing equal funding to every public school, so that schools in poorer areas have the same funding and resources as schools in wealthy areas. And that's the only interpretation that makes any sense. "What block you grow up on" applies to both growing up on a rich block and growing up on a poor block. The kid on the rich block should not have resources well beyond those of the kid on the poor block. Obviously, she is not suggesting that the kid on the rich block go to a charter school using vouchers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011792607111981404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-85025455804151623412019-01-16T17:18:55.178-07:002019-01-16T17:18:55.178-07:00That comment could mean that all the neighborhood ...That comment could mean that all the neighborhood schools should be GREAT. I know when the Republicans use that line, then they mean charters and vouchers BUT that leaves some kids behind. Of course, it would have been nice if she would make her position clear.<br />https://theintercept.com/2019/01/15/la-teachers-strike-charter-schools/Susan in Floridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552890079628619383noreply@blogger.com