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New Orleans replaces all public schools with charter schools

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“An all-charter district signals the dismantling of the central school bureaucracy and a shift of power to dozens of independent school operators, who will assume all the corresponding functions: the authority to hire and fire teachers and administrators, maintain buildings, run buses and provide services to special-needs students.  Of the Recovery School District’s 600 employees, 510 will be out of a job by week’s end. All 33,000 students in the district must apply for a seat at one of the 58 public charter schools.  Just before [Katrina], the elected Orleans Parish School District was bankrupt and couldn’t account for about $71 million in federal money.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/in-new-orleans-traditional-public-schools-close-for-good/2014/05/28/ae4f5724-e5de-11e3-8f90-73e071f3d637_story.html

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Bill Bonner, To the Class of 2014: You’re “Screwed”

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“Government is merely a way one group of people – the insiders – take advantage of other people – the outsiders.  You can call it democracy or dictatorship; it hardly matters. It can be gentle and broadly tolerable… or brutal and widely detested. What makes it a government is it has a monopoly on the use of violence; ultimately, the insiders use it to get what they want. [..]  When everything is rigged, the riggers have the money and the power. Lobbyists, lawyers, accountants, administrators: Whether you want to take a business public… or just build a house… you come face to face with someone who can stop you, with paperwork, legal razzmatazz and nauseating administration.”

http://www.bonnerandpartners.com/to-the-class-of-2014-youre-screwed/

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Congrats grads! That’ll be $29,400

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“The Class of 2012 graduated with an AVERAGE financial hangover of $29,400.  In more expensive parts of the country like the Northeast, four-year degree students owed even more – almost $34,000.  We’re not just talking about a handful of students, either. More than 7 in 10 graduates had at least some debt when they got their degrees.  The growth in debt is far outpacing the growth in income, too, rising at a rate of about 6 percent per year over the past half-decade. All told, student loan debt now totals around $1.1 TRILLION. That’s almost quadruple the level of a decade earlier. It’s now the single biggest category of consumer debt outside of home mortgages.”

http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/congrats-grads-thatll-be-29400-61470

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Bill Bonner: College is a con

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“Gradually, making things in the US became less and less profitable. So, if you wanted to earn a good salary you had to go somewhere else. Finance, administration, accounting, law, education, or health care. The good jobs in these industries required college. That’s why you’re here.  But wait, there’s more to the story. Unlimited credit also made it easier to support zombies and parasites. Government connived with industry to create quasi-monopolies, cartels, subsidies, guarantees and price supports. And the feds could add bureaucracy, controls, rules and regulations.  For example, the education industry added few teachers, but lots of ‘educators’ and policy coordinators.”

http://moneyweek.com/college-is-a-con/

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Questions remain in Chinese earthquake that killed more than 80,000

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“The disaster provoked widespread grief in China, but also outrage after it emerged 7,000 schools were badly damaged in the southwestern province, triggering accusations of shoddy construction, corner-cutting and possible corruption, especially as many other buildings nearby held firm.  The aftermath of the earthquake saw the rise to prominence as a government critic of artist Ai Weiwei, who organised a citizens’ probe into the school collapses. The campaign led to him being badly beaten by police when he tried to testify in support of an activist who had investigated the issue.”

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Regional/2014/05/12/Questions-remain-as-China-remembers-6-years-since-quake/

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Teen Spends 13 Days in Jail for a Pocketknife in a School Parking Lot

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“‘There are all these school occurrences where people are shot, people are killed by other students,’ the prosecutor, Harold Specht, said. ‘We see it every day … so we don’t take these things lightly. … We have to be sure that we don’t have a potential for something like that to happen here.’  Jordan Wiser said he’s offended by Specht’s characterization.  ‘I was enlisted in the Army and went to school to be [a] police officer and fireman,’ he said. ‘Why are they trying to paint me as a potential school shooter? I never had any intentions of hurting a soul.’  ‘Never in my life did I think this would happen,’ Wiser said. ‘I dedicated my life to public service, and now a four-inch pocketknife could ruin everything.'”

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/12/teen-jailed-for-13-days-after-emt-kit-pocketknife-and-found-in-his-car-and-thats-just-scratching-the-surface-of-jordan-wisers-nightmare/

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Associates defend anti-gun activist found carrying gun inside school

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“He was a well-known face in the movement for the SAFE Act, the state law that made carrying a gun on school property a felony. He was also a familiar presence in the hallways of the city’s Harvey Austin Elementary School, where he worked in the after-school program and mentored students.  No one imagined that on Thursday he would show up at the school in possession of a gun, touching off an hours-long lockdown, search and ultimately his arrest on two felony charges.  He was among local activists who stood with Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes last year lobbying for a law that would make possessing a gun on school property a felony.”

http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/buffalo-public-schools/associates-defend-man-who-had-gun-in-school-20140207

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Infuriated Taxpayers Berate School Superintendent for $663,365 Salary

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“Earlier this week, unfortunate residents of the Centinela Valley School District (amid the suburban sprawl of Los Angeles) absolutely reamed district superintendent Jose Fernandez for his laughably exorbitant, perk-filled salary package.  On the backs of local taxpayers, the paper-pushing boss “earns” an annual salary of $665,365, reports KTLA.  In addition to the lucrative paycheck, the school board has also provided a sweetheart mortgage deal to help Fernandez buy his suburban home.  This mortgage benefit – a $910,000 loan at just 2 percent interest – was especially helpful for Fernandez, given his financial troubles. Fernandez recently emerged from bankruptcy.”

http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/27/watch-infuriated-taxpayers-berate-school-superintendent-for-absurd-663365-salary-video/

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Frothing Panic On School Bus Over ‘Power Ranger’ Toy Gun

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“A school bus driver in Auburn, Maine, stopped his vehicle and immediately called police after over hearing a student on board say the word ‘rifle’.  The driver, from Sherwood Heights Elementary School, opted to call in the cops rather than question the child himself.  When the Auburn police arrived, they discovered a toy ‘Power Rangers’ gun inside the backpack of one of the students, according to Superintendent Katy Grondin.  Referring to the school’s policy on weapons, the Superintendent stated that it prohibits ‘anything that could be perceived as real. We tell students, ‘To you it’s a toy, but it’s not appropriate.””

http://www.prisonplanet.com/frothing-panic-on-school-bus-over-power-ranger-toy-gun.html

A school bus driver in Auburn, Maine, stopped his vehicle and immediately called police after over hearing a student on board say the word “rifle”.

The driver, from Sherwood Heights Elementary School, opted to call in the cops rather than question the child himself.

When the Auburn police arrived, they discovered a toy ‘Power Rangers’ gun inside the backpack of one of the students, according to Superintendent Katy Grondin

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10-Year-Old Carrying BB Guns on School Grounds Arrested

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“Reno Police have arrested a 10-year-old boy near the Bailey Charter Elementary School area.  An official with the Reno Police Department says one child was arrested after being detained when people in the neighborhood saw him carrying what appeared to be a gun.  Upon further inspection, officers learned that the child was riding his bike on school property with an air propelled BB gun. Police say the boy was carrying 2 BB guns, one rifle and one pistol.  According to police, the child lives nearby the school. They say he has a history of making threats at the school. Reno Police tell KOLO 8 News Now the boy is being arrested on charges of possession of a dangerous weapon on school grounds.”

http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Reno-Police-Detain-Child-Holding-Gun-Outside-of-School–241897911.html

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