SLPS to Sell to Charter Schools?
Our buddy Dave over at the Arch City Chronicle has a story up about how Reps. James Morris, Jamilah Nasheed, and Chris Carter will hold a town hall forum to let residents offer their opinions about whether the St. Louis Public Schools should sell their vacant school buildings to charter schools.
The event will be held this Friday, Feb. 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Isom Community Center, 910 N. Newstead. I encourage all of you to attend and let your opinion be heard.
Personally, I have a hard time imagining why the SLPS wouldn’t want to sell to charter schools. The buildings would be vacant anyway. We’ll see whether residents would rather have dilapidated buildings, or places of learning that raise their community’s overall happiness and property value. It will be interesting to see what comes out of the meeting.
I would REALLY like to attend but have to work then. Do you know if they’ll accept emailed opinions?
Comment by Sarah Anne — February 25, 2009 @ 5:10 a.m.
Sarah,
I went back and checked the flyer and there is no email but it does say “For Information Call (314) 531-5858 or (314) 974-5849″ so I would suggest that route.
Comment by Phil Eckelkamp — February 25, 2009 @ 4:02 p.m.