This blog was begun to follow the progression of School Choice in the Grand Rapids area, particularly as it pertains to families as they try to get the best possible education for their children. As the situation continues to change, it is obvious that people must advocate for what they want. There is now a charter high school, (yeah!) but we can't stop striving to create better education options for our kids.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Latest info.

Here's a few tidbits for you to peruse: The Mackinaw Center for Public Policy did a story on the changing charter schools in the Michigan Education Report(link at left) not a lot of new information there, but good exposure for our cause.

Did anyone see the public access channel 27 production this week, of Dr. Taylor chatting with Larry Johnson the security chief from GRPS on the finer points of what might be considered ASSAULT? I'm not sure what the purpose of this is, accept to reassure people that althought there are lots of altercations in the schools, they don't classify them as assault. HELLO? Is anyone hearing this? This confirms what we've been finding so far, which is there is a lot more violence "going on" in the schools than we will ever hear about in a public access promo, or in the newspaper. The fact that they even feel the need to go on TV and discuss this is ludicris. GASP.

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