#iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #teaparty #union Charter Schools Don’t Need An Ad Campaign; They Need Regulation http://ourfuture.org/20140828/charter-schools-dont-need-an-ad-campaign-they-need-regulation?utm_source=pmupdate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20140828 This time of year, while classroom teachers and administrators in public schools are busy welcoming students back to a new school year and figuring out how they’re going to cope with devastating financial constraints, advocates in the charter schools industry are propping up their image with an extensive new public relations campaign called “Truth About Charters.” That contrast alone pretty much tells you everything you need to know about where we are in the nation’s parallel education narratives, in which a gritty documentary competes with what is essentially an advertising campaign for a shiny, new product... RELATED: http://democurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2012/02/failing-charter-schools-not-getting.html