Double standard for online & neighborhood schools: online school students have a poor record of achievement (excusable bc profitable) but low-performing neighborhood schools must be shut down or “turned around.” In reality the opposite should happen: shut down online schools & put more money into neighborhood schools to help children succeed.
Online Schools Score Better on Wall Street Than in Classrooms
www.nytimes.com
“What we’re talking about here is the financialization of public education,” said Alex Molnar, a research professor at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education who is affiliated with the education policy center. “These folks are fundamentally trying to do to public education what the b…
