Congratulations to El Paso’s students and families on IDEA’s expansion there. The former school district board president’s comments are typical of the traditional public school mindset in too many instances: no mention of the educational outcomes for the students, just about the money to which the school district feels entitled. Even more telling is the comment by the local teacher union rep, about “cherry-picking” those low-income students to get Federal revenues. Yes, that’s it! EVERYONE wants to teach those low-income “easy to teach” kids. No wonder the local businesses asked IDEA to come.
http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/education/2017/12/12/idea-charter-school-chain-buys-former-jewish-community-center-preschool-west-el-paso/921634001/