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Private, for-profit education companies have a long history of being rip-offs, especially when government funds pay for students. [[Virtual Charter Schools]] are the latest [[ALEC]]-sponsored attempt at undermining public schools through corporatization of education. They target communities of color or poverty which are dispossessed and disempowered. | Private, for-profit education companies have a long history of being rip-offs, especially when government funds pay for students. [[Virtual Charter Schools]] are the latest [[ALEC]]-sponsored attempt at undermining public schools through corporatization of education. They target communities of color or poverty which are dispossessed and disempowered. | ||
| − | + | Vouchers, charters, privatization and other libertarian/conservative proposals can be viewed as strategies to pit the middle and lower classes, racial groups, ethnic groups, etc. against each other to distract from solving the real problem: [[poverty]]. | |
| + | The greatest gains for educational achievement in the US would come from five reforms: | ||
| + | # reducing poverty -- increasing the socioeconomic status of the poorest students | ||
| + | # adequately fund education -- reliance on local property taxes isn't enough | ||
| + | # significantly reduce class sizes | ||
| + | # put highly trained well paid teachers in every classroom | ||
| + | # respect the professional judgment of educators and empower them to lead education, rather than be bossed by bureaucrats and plutocratic "visionaries" | ||
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