The Providence Journal
Aid bill will benefit special interests, not taxpayers
The $900-billion bill for aid is the same bill from August. The spending bill of $1.4 trillion was written and promoted by paid lobbyists.
Our congressmen did NOT write the bill. Special interests did.
There are millions and millions of taxpayer dollars going abroad. Why? This country is in a crisis. Why are we spending tax dollars on inconsequential programs abroad? Our road and highway systems are deplorable. Our schools and hospitals across the country need major improvement and rebuilding.
This enormous package in the amount of $2.3 trillion was promoted by Ms. Pelosi and approved by Mr. McConnell.
By Nicholas Bernardo
Nicholas Bernardo is the equity and culture coordinator at DelSesto Middle School in Providence.
In his commentary last month (“Providence urgently needs more charter schools”), Brown University’s Dr. Pablo Rodriguez underscored several longstanding issues in Providence schools, from broken classroom cultures to school conditions and subpar academic outcomes. To remedy these, he passionately endorsed wholesale charter school adoption, which he asserts would present policymakers and families with real agency in accessing quality schooling and shift the educational landscape for all. Taking this step, he argues, is our “moral and ethical obligation.”
Dr. Rodriguez and I agree on the problem but the solution demands critical review. Indeed, the capital city faces a real challenge as the state-controlled school district works to rethink, repair and rebuild education. Because the moment demands urgency, all options are on the table, and charters can be