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This is alarming! Can we not understand that Charter expansion is another huge ploy by the very wealthy to control education, the most important factor besides health care in this country? What do these billionaires know about what takes place in an educator’s job to inspire young people to find that passion to have a fulfilling life? The outrageous , No Child Left Behind, blindly followed by Race to the Top, line the pockets of so many corporations with all the “pre-tests” and “tests” purchased by the school districts. Meanwhile, educators no longer have time in their robotic day for creative instruction including art, music, hands on projects, dialoging with the students, engaging in critical thinking instruction. The total demise of vocational classes for this One Size Fits All teaching to declare that test scores determine achievement and student success is abhorrent! We are getting closer to the brink of an oligarchy, very, very frightening.