[lbo-talk] Historical moment: the first full privatization ofa U.S. public school district

Jordan Hayes jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com
Thu Jun 21 19:11:01 PDT 2012


Joanna says:


> let's not be naive. Charter operators hire teachers for nothing,
> lease buildings to themselves that they already own for inflated
> prices, pay administrators enormous salaries, have mutally-beneficial
> arrangements with text book and curriculum providers, etc.

Some charters, sure. But by no means all, or even maybe most? There's a lot of charters out there who are basically not much more than a parent coop.

Probably need a new word for what you're describing above ...

/jordan



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