tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36252939.post8479440236411074605..comments2023-05-10T19:05:31.695-07:00Comments on Elementary Rat: So It Ends Up School is Hard.E. Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154146789130821482noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36252939.post-86310413511579490202011-07-18T08:30:04.682-07:002011-07-18T08:30:04.682-07:00I admit to curiosity about how much of the money s...I admit to curiosity about how much of the money spent on "consultants and lawyers" is still seeding his venture capital fund.<br /><br />One of the many nice things about public schools is that their budgeting is fairly transparent: complicated, but available.E. Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154146789130821482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36252939.post-88785939669940548432011-07-17T20:01:26.628-07:002011-07-17T20:01:26.628-07:00I wonder where the $1.5 mil that had been invested...I wonder where the $1.5 mil that had been invested in Tom Vander Ark's charter schools went.<br /><br />In another charter crisis, an acclaimed chain of L.A. charters called ICEF -- beneficiary of lots of philanthropic funding -- suffered financial collapse a few months ago. The chain's larger-than-life head honcho, previously viewed as an admirable spokesperson for miracle charter success and hailed by the mainstream press, quit and dropped out of public view too.<br /><br />Of course I'm sure that nothing suspicious happened with any of that money. Of course not.carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127336930949752636noreply@blogger.com