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Athletics May Be Our Secret Weapon
- Posted by kidscantwait
- on Nov, 03, 2012
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When we first began to talk about constituency groups who might be rallied to come to the defense of equitable and adequate funding for public schools AND against privatization schemes, we thought immediately of all those involved in public school athletics–the kids, their coaches, the booster clubs, the marching band, the cheerleaders, the drill teams, […]
ALEC and the Privatization of Education
- Posted by kidscantwait
- on Nov, 03, 2012
- in Research/Reports
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This blog not only includes some really good background information about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), but it also includes a list of corporations and organizations who pay big money to support them–and who support the concept of privatization of public schools. You may be surprised as to who is on the list! See […]
School Choice, Private School Vouchers, Parental Choice–On the Way? by Jim Dunnam, Oct. 18, 2012
- Posted by kidscantwait
- on Oct, 31, 2012
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Scroll down the page to find this blog: http://www.jimdunnam.com/
Communities for Public Education Reform
- Posted by kidscantwait
- on Oct, 21, 2012
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I received yesterday an email from the Annenberg Institute about Communities for Public Education Reform, who are committed to many of the same goals that those of us in Texas Kids Can’t Wait are committed to. Go to this link to read the story and watch the video. Some great ideas! http://annenberginstitute.org/commentary/2012/10/time-now-building-movement-educational-justice
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