Washington State Charter Vote

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1. Ken Mortland says:

   July 27, 2012 at 4:14 pm

   It’s fair to say that without the big bucks support of half a dozen millionaires, this issue would not be on the ballot in November. Their contributions paid bounties to signature gatherers of about $4 @. Now, their contribution will fund ad campaigns in support of the initiative. Long gone are the days when Washington state’s initiative process was for the grassroots organizations. Now, it’s big money. And, like a recent liquor initiative, the backers may well stand to gain big bucks by the passage of the initiative.

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2. Shannon Ergun says:

   July 27, 2012 at 4:21 pm

   I couldn’t get the link above to work but when I deleted the http:// as shown below it came right up.

   blogs.seattletimes.com/uwelectioneye/2012/07/26/charter-schools-initiative-1240-bankrolled-by-tech-millionaires/

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   • dianerav says:

     July 27, 2012 at 4:24 pm

     My iPad did it!

     I’m boarding a flight to Detroit and can’t fix

     Diane Ravitch

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     • Linda says:

       July 27, 2012 at 5:11 pm

       Safe travels!

     • Confused says:

       July 27, 2012 at 10:04 pm

       Wave at the city as you land. That’s where I’m from, went to University of Detroit-Mercy

     • dianerav says:

       July 27, 2012 at 10:09 pm

       Just landed, after three hours on runway due to weather. Will tell Detroit hello for you.

       Diane

     • Querculus says:

       July 27, 2012 at 10:11 pm

       There must be someone who can fix Detroit.

     • Querculus says:

       July 27, 2012 at 10:12 pm

       That was a response to “I’m boarding a flight to Detroit and can’t fix” 🙂

3. Granger Babcock says:

   July 27, 2012 at 4:35 pm

   Did you see this: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/broad-center-for-the-management-of-school-systems-announces-four-new-members-of-board-of-directors-2012-07-25

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   • dianerav says:

     July 27, 2012 at 5:01 pm

     See my post today about Broad

     Diane

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4. k quinn says:

   July 27, 2012 at 6:11 pm

   The PAID signature gatherers here in Washington State were flat out lying to people when they were trying to get them to sign the petition. I got into several arguments with them when I encountered them feeding a line of BS to potential signers. Even now, the bulk of the media in Washington is oblivious as to the true facts about chartered in general and this initiative in particular. It is horribly written, with all kinds of loopholes to be exploited by unscrupulous charter organizations and individuals.

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   • JonS says:

     July 28, 2012 at 5:25 pm

     Sadly that’s the only way to collect signatures. Most voters do not have a clue about the under current. I hope the union will educate the public before November.

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