Friday, March 6, 2009

Arne Duncan, Education Secretary Quote of the Day

The stimulus bill has everyone up in arms. During the discussions over how the stimulus will impact education, Duncan was quoted in the Washington Post saying "School buildings don't belong to us. They don't belong to the unions. School buildings belong to the community...Almost every school building has classrooms. They have computer labs. They have libraries. . . . Why are they open six hours a day? It's crazy."
Let's see how this compares to the dire situation in St. Louis. Many SLPS will be closing their doors, yet the SAB is trying to restrict the sale of those buildings. They say charter schools and private schools cannot buy these buildings for 100 years. What would Duncan say about this?

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