Comments on: California Assembly Passes Anti-Charter, Union-Backed Bill http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/california-assembly-passes-anti-charter-union-backed-bill/ Education News Fri, 17 May 2013 18:29:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Houston, Houston . . . we have a problem! | The Orange County Tea Party Blog http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/california-assembly-passes-anti-charter-union-backed-bill/#comment-4997 Houston, Houston . . . we have a problem! | The Orange County Tea Party Blog Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:17:39 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=208008#comment-4997 [...] huge embarrassment for the regular public schools.  It points out their shortfalls.  By the way, the bill was proposed by a former union official, Assemblyman Tony Mendoza.  What do you think? Tony Mendoza is a union back [...] [...] huge embarrassment for the regular public schools.  It points out their shortfalls.  By the way, the bill was proposed by a former union official, Assemblyman Tony Mendoza.  What do you think? Tony Mendoza is a union back [...]

]]> By: Linda Brees http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/california-assembly-passes-anti-charter-union-backed-bill/#comment-4316 Linda Brees Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:08:46 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=208008#comment-4316 “It continues to astound me that there are assaults on charter schools that provide a wonderful alternative for children of parents in this state to receive a quality education.” They will hardly be providing a wonderful alternative if their finances are in the toilet and they are being run by a conservator, are they? These are all sound reasons to deny charter licenses and it amazes me that other states don't take this as a starting point too. “It continues to astound me that there are assaults on charter schools that provide a wonderful alternative for children of parents in this state to receive a quality education.”

They will hardly be providing a wonderful alternative if their finances are in the toilet and they are being run by a conservator, are they? These are all sound reasons to deny charter licenses and it amazes me that other states don’t take this as a starting point too.

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