I will not only are we observing the 25th anniversary of the First Charter School in america, here we are with the magnum opus the tells everybody anything theyve wanted to know about Charter Schools. That might be a bit of an exaggeration. When i refer to it i often think the core message is that every school should be a Charter School. But in reality, youre painting a broader and slightly different picture than that. What you call basically reinventing the system. Not just more Charter Schools. Talk a bit about the difference between Charter Schools, lots of them and reinventing the system. For the audience we should probably be clear about what it Charter School is first. Turns out the polls say half of america doesnt know what they are. So Charter School is just a Public School that is run independently of the district. Usually back by a Nonprofit Organization and usually school of choice, but doesnt have to follow all the district and state rules. It has to follow some, cant discr
Basically reinventing the system. Not just more Charter Schools. Talk a bit about the difference between Charter Schools, lots of them, and reinventing the system. Guest well, you know, for the audience we probably should be clear about what a Charter School is first. Because it turns out the poll say half of america doesnt know what they are. I Charter Schools just a Public School that is run independently of the district usually by a nonprofit organization, and is usually a school of choice, but it doesnt have to follow all of the district rules and state rules. It has to follow us on they cant discriminate. It has give equal opportunity to get. It cant select children, et cetera, but it basically is outside the bureaucracy and they can rent own show. They have autonomy but there held accountable if they are done right. If you dont perform well, then they are replaced or closed. Thats what a Charter School is. My argument in the book is the places around the country that have embrace
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This was something that was a terrible and tragic error. But a couple of days after Hillary Clinton state department turns down the plane. Do you know what they have money for . They found 100,000 for a charging station for electric cars at the embassy in vienna. Hey found 100,000 to send comedians to india to make chy not war. They spent 5 million on crystal glassware. But didnt have enough money for security. Hey spent 650,000 on facebook ads. Seems they need more friends at the facebook for the state department. They spent 700,000 when they say i didnt have enough for security, they spent 700,000 on landscaping at the embassy in brussels. So all of this is going on. Meanwhile colonel woods is there with a 16 man Personnel Team a month before the attacks and he said we need to stay. The British Embassy is pulling out. There have been attacks on our complex. We need more security not less. Hillary Clintons State Department what do they say . No. So i finally got her in front of my com
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