Missouri: Stop Privatization Now!

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1. joe prichard says:

   March 8, 2019 at 11:54 am

   I thought I should take a look at what the supposedly liberal St. Louis Post Dispatch has had to say about this: Stop Privatization Now St. Louis Post Dispatch Here are the first of 28,000 results: Effort to privatize St. Louis Lambert International Airport could still go …
   https://www.stltoday.com/news/traffic/along-for-the-ride/effort-to-privatize-st-louis-lambert-international-airport-could-still/article_3f6fad7b-ac0d-5081-86dc-41517742ade7.html
   Feb 10, 2019 … Photo by Nikos Frazier, nfrazier@post-dispatch.com · Facebook · Twitter · Email … “Give the people a vote,” said Franks, a privatization opponent. … That’s now set to happen after next year’s national census. Franks said he …

   Financial advisers cite ‘tremendous amount of interest’ in privatizing …
   https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/financial-advisers-cite-tremendous-amount-of-interest-in-privatizing-lambert/article_24291052-e7b8-53f2-a638-3cdf6b5fd9bb.html
   Nov 29, 2018 … Passengers walk through a hallway in Terminal 2 at St. Louis Lambert International … Photo by Nikos Frazier, nfrazier@post-dispatch.com … ST. LOUIS • A financial firm advising the city on whether to privatize St. Louis …. Hot Shotz Mobile Power Wash is now offering $25 off all power washing services!

   Lambert privatization looks like Chicago’s parking meter disaster …
   https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/lambert-privatization-looks-like-chicago-s-parking-meter-disaster/article_7a59970c-8f23-5a07-9f8f-fe1f9574ff7b.html
   Sep 4, 2018 … Before joining one of the corporations pushing a bid to privatize St. Louis Lambert International Airport, former St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay wrote … On top of that, airport users will end up paying more — lots more — for parking, … Now the city is having a hard time expanding bus rapid transit and bike lanes …

   These St. Louis Politicians Are Pledging to Oppose Airport …
   https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2019/01/28/these-st-louis-politicians-are-pledging-to-oppose-airport-privatization
   Jan 28, 2019 … Burleigh says the pledge became necessary after privatization … That effort now needs a miracle to pass this session — basically, … STL Not for Sale is continuing to gather signatures to force a public vote through a petition process … Post-Dispatch Buyouts Claim More Senior Reporters, Editors Read More …

   Group Will Gather Signatures to Demand Public Vote on Airport …
   https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2018/06/27/group-will-gather-signatures-to-demand-public-vote-on-airport-privatization
   Jun 27, 2018 … Two weeks after St. Louis city officials signed off on hiring … first kick-started the process of exploring privatization at the very end of … “I think it is alarming to see the former mayor whose efforts started this process is now working on behalf of a … Post-Dispatch Buyouts Claim More Senior Reporters, Editors.

   If St. Louis Is Serious About Airport Privatization, We Deserve …
   https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2018/10/08/if-st-louis-is-serious-about-airport-privatization-we-deserve-accurate-info-and-a-vote
   Posted By Glenn Burleigh on Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 8:57 AM … The grassroots organization I work with, St. Louis: Not for Sale, has been gathering signatures in hopes of … By the end of the meeting, many in the audience were confused by the proceedings. …. Subscribe now to get the latest news delivered right to your inbox.

   St. Louis Could Be New Testing Ground for Airport Privatization …
   https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/st-louis-airport-privatization
   Oct 9, 2017 … In what would be a rare move for a U.S. city, St. Louis might privatize its … has seen passenger growth recently — the St. Louis Post-Dispatch …

   Airport Privatization News Feed | The Great State of St. Louis

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   2/22/2019 St. Louis Public Radio: Lambert Airport Privatization Takes Center Stage At Board … 2/10/2019 St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Effort to privatize St. Louis Lambert …. St. Louis Airport Privatization Consultant Contract Could Get Approval Today … 18 Aldermen Ask City to Stop Contract with Grow Missouri for Airport Lease.

   Rural Missouri county going to privatized public defenders
   https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/missouri/2018/02/20/rural-missouri-county-going-privatized-public-defenders/356209002/
   Feb 20, 2018 … The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that starting March 1, people charged with crimes in Texas County who cannot afford an attorney will get …

   Pruitt vows the NAACP will monitor privatization process at St. Louis …
   http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/pruitt-vows-the-naacp-will-monitor-privatization-process-at-st/article_801e632c-5cf0-11e7-a649-4b34df58040e.html
   Jun 29, 2017 … Tony Messenger first made these connections in a Post-Dispatch column. “ Greater transparency with respect to process will ensure that the …

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   • dianeravitch says:

     March 8, 2019 at 12:20 pm

     Joe, instead of googling privatization, google vouchers and see what turns up

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     • joe prichard says:

       March 8, 2019 at 2:33 pm

       https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/vouchers-charter-school-expansion-are-getting-push-from-republicans-in/article_fc36e9ee-64a8-5136-bff1-815bd4eb63e0.html from yesterday. The Post Dispatch no longer employs an education reporter. Two writers were assigned to tell us about one democrat, who is undecided, a republican who is opposed, but refuses to discuss the issue, and mentioned “fissures within both the GOP caucus and the Legislative Black Caucus”. fair and balanced? 8 republicans were mentioned, as well as a lobbyist from Minnesota. Vague opposition was hinted at from “school groups”. My original post was ill considered, and not useful. Following your advice……I immediately came upon the article from yesterday which I had not yet read. It remained true to the spirit of the corporate foundation based dominance of the St. Louis Post Dispatch in matters related to education.

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2. Chiara says:

   March 8, 2019 at 12:30 pm

   Have Missouri lawmakers gotten anything done on behalf of PUBLIC school students in the state this session?

   Oh, well. Maybe next year. If there’s any time left over after voucher and charter promotions and marketing.

   What will public school students get, I wonder? A bright shiny new standardized test? Another funding cut? Or how about some cheap ed tech product and devices to replace their teachers?

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3. yvonne says:

   March 8, 2019 at 12:58 pm

   Off topic, but important and tangentially related.

   Did you read Chalkbeat today? OMG.

   Why do people MANUFACTURE crisis? Oh forgot, $$$$$. If it’s happening here, it’s happening elsewhere (as we know) and also in Missouri.

   CO’s READ Act … so stupid. https://www.cde.state.co.us/coloradoliteracy

   “Reading instruction has been a big topic of conversation this year, as policy makers grapple with the disappointing results of the READ Act, which aimed to have every child reading proficiently by the end of third grade. Members of the Joint Budget Committee are holding onto $33 million that would go to teach struggling early readers in hopes that a new law will get better results.”

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4. wait! what? says:

   March 9, 2019 at 12:15 am

   This bill is dangerous. House Bill 581: Charter School Expansion

   Most egregious is it turns charter authorization over to an independent appointed government agency to become the authorizer of charters. The long time director (and former mayor assistant) of an independent state charter association heads the commission. It would allow charters anywhere in the state – not only in urban and unaccredited districts. Funding drain on public schools. And NO accountability.

   Summary of the bill –

   Click to access HB0581I.pdf

   This is the testimony from “Show Me Institute” – a right-wing conservative anti-tax, anti-public “think tank” (ha). It’s board is a billionaires boys club and Waltons et al are probably funders.

   Download 20190205 – HB581Roeber Charter – Pendergrass.pdf (182.92 KB)

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