LESSONS LEARNED FROM LOSING

Learning now elementary at KIPP

Finishing at the bottom of the LAST election cycle kind of makes me an expert on the subject. Recently ALL the current LSC members (the Mayor included) signed a proclamation, a declaration of sorts of their undenying distaste of  the prospect of ANY more charter schools.

In her argument against CHARTER SCHOOL expansion DR. LATHAM stated to the BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION:

“To support their planned expansion, KIPP will be using what precious little building and land space is available in Lynn,” 

That my friends was and is a LOSING argument.

Let me TRANSLATE:

" THEY CAN'T COME BECAUSE WE HAVE TOO MANY KIDS NOW."

DUH!

Finding space will be on them. It almost sounds like a PRO-charter school argument. I wonder if the fine people at KIPP sent her flowers for that statement, because another TRANSLATION is:

"WE GOT TOO MANY KIDS AND NO PLACE FOR THEM!"

Given LPS's track record versuses KIPP'S record of being able to put up a new building makes them look pretty darn good.

Don't think I'm a turncoat here, I'm still against CHARTER SCHOOLS but that's because I just don't like PUBLIC money going into PRIVATE pockets. The CORRUPTION temptation is just too great. That's not to say it doesn't exist in the PUBLIC sector, there are numerous court cases to testify to that. That's why they need someone to WATCH over them.

We are already in deep over the NET SCHOOL SPENDING mess and with KIPP drawing more off the LPS budget soon, things are going to get interesting. Maybe that is why half the LSC is leaving.