[UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck

2012-04-12 Thread Melani Lamond
I just found this new Citypaper article about school vouchers and the campaign against our State Rep. Jim Roebuck. As Tony West has told us in the past, follow the money! Be sure to read down to the end, where the opponent's campaign helpers' relationship to Anthony Williams is explained:

RE: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck

2012-04-12 Thread Karen Heenan
. Karen Heenan To: ucneighb...@googlegroups.com Subject: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck From: mlam...@aol.com CC: univcity@list.purple.com Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:56:54 -0400 I just found this new Citypaper article about school vouchers

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2012-04-12 Thread Richard Conrad
. A candidate can't necessarily be held accountable for what her workers say, but if she's making inferences personally, it makes a difference. Karen Heenan To: ucneighb...@googlegroups.com Subject: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck From: mlam

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2012-04-12 Thread Jim Cummings
Heenan -- To: ucneighb...@googlegroups.com Subject: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck From: mlam...@aol.com CC: univcity@list.purple.com Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:56:54 -0400 I just found this new Citypaper article about

Re: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck

2012-04-12 Thread Jim Cummings
vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck From: mlam...@aol.com CC: univcity@list.purple.com Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:56:54 -0400 I just found this new Citypaper article about school vouchers and the campaign against our State Rep. Jim Roebuck. As Tony West has told us in the past, follow

Re: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck

2012-04-12 Thread Richard Conrad
for what her workers say, but if she's making inferences personally, it makes a difference. Karen Heenan To: ucneighb...@googlegroups.com Subject: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck From: mlam...@aol.com CC: univcity@list.purple.com Date: Thu, 12

Re: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck

2012-04-12 Thread Melani Lamond
. Karen Heenan To: ucneighb...@googlegroups.com Subject: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck From: mlam...@aol.com CC: univcity@list.purple.com Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:56:54 -0400 I just found this new Citypaper article about school vouchers

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2012-04-12 Thread Amara Rockar
I wrote something on this earlier on UC Neighbors last month. I agree with Matt that test scores are not an accurate barometer of student and school performance but I don't think waitlists are necessarily indicative either. For instance, I heard West Philadelphia High School, now that it has a

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2012-04-12 Thread Krfapt
In a message dated 4/12/2012 2:52:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, aroc...@gmail.com writes: I testified before City Council's Education Committee on Tuesday with concerns about the Great Schools Compact. One of which is that over 16% of Lea Elementary's students are English Language

Re: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck

2012-04-12 Thread Richard Conrad
univcity@list.purple.com Sent: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 1:38 pm Subject: Re: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck My concern is that there is outside money trying to influence how we run our lives. Jim On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Richard Conrad rdcon

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2012-04-12 Thread Amara Rockar
I don't oppose charters, especially ones that are community and/or teacher-led (as they were originally intended). I have issues with the way some charter schools are run for the reasons I thought I outlined rather clearly. I volunteer at Lea Elementary on a weekly basis and I assure you the

Re: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck

2012-04-12 Thread Richard Conrad
If an educated citizenry is earnestly sought why allow the Governor and congress to cut the funds for education in the first place... rather than who gets the better share of small allocation, let us unite to demand better care for a public validation? On Apr 12, 2012, at 2:32 PM,

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2012-04-12 Thread Mario Giorno
Al, Hello. I think you're on to a good point. We, parents and children, all have a right to go to the school or school type we choose to go to. Choice is important here. Almost 150 years ago in the U.S. the choice of schooling your children wasn't between public schools, private/charter

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2012-04-12 Thread Wilma de Soto
...@aol.com Cc: UnivCity listserv UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck Al, Hello. I think you're on to a good point. We, parents and children, all have a right to go to the school or school type we choose to go

Re: [UC] Citypaper article: school vouchers the campaign against Jim Roebuck

2012-04-12 Thread Richard Conrad
On Apr 12, 2012, at 6:02 PM, Richard Conrad wrote: We, parents and children, all have a right to go to the school or school type we choose to go to. Choice is important here. ...between public schools, private/charter schools or home schooling/tutoring; it was between school or