Maine Democrats insist on a more careful review of the evidence about the track record of cyber charters before allowing K12 to open one in their state.
Governor Paul LePage is furious! He wants a K12 cyber charter to draw students and funding away from public schools and he sees no point in reviewing the evidence.
Meanwhile, Maine legislators are aware that K12 has gotten dismal results in other states. And they probably remember the exposé of Jeb Bush’s role in pushing for digital schooling in Maine. They may even have in mind the campaign contributions and lobbying that got the issue on the governor’s agenda.
When legislators start asking for evidence instead of blindly swallowing promises and campaign contributions, the days are numbered for the hucksters.
Keep your eye on this reporter, Colin Woodard, he is one sharp fellow. He may singlehandedly save the state of Maine hundreds of millions of dollars.
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I am pleased to learn about Colin Woodard. I will follow his articles. It is interesting to find out who owns which sources of media especially when one is trying to write articles against VAM junk science, and corporate interference in public education.
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Colin Woodard did a concise and clear job of explaining how Maine legislators are exercising caution regarding the adoption of cyber schools.
It adds to the hope that those in trusted leadership positions are deciding on the side of what is best for students and not profiteers. Could it be that common sense is getting the upper-hand? I want to believe that this is a good sign.
I will definitely follow Colin Woodard.
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Colin Woodard: there is a Pulitzer Prize with your name on it! Keep up the good work!
And–for all you other reporters out there–the same goes for you, especially one for investigative reporting. BTW, fantastic article about the UNO Charter Schools (picture/headline–“Clout in Session”– on front page, Chicago Sun Times, and two-and-a-half more pages of reporting), by The Watchdogs (on-going series about different subjects, with varied investigative reporters, this week by Dan Mihalopoulos and Tim Novak). Great job, Dan and Tim!
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