Federal grant money didn’t help

Remember how then-Education Commissioner Bob Corkins (in photo) was criticized for hurriedly handing out $32,000 in federal grants to charter school proponents late last summer? Another act of that story played out Thursday in Topeka, as the USD 501 school board unanimously rejected three proposals for new charter schools, pointing to lack of information and innovation and to possible costs. “A bleeding heart does nothing but ruin the carpet,” said applicant Betty Horton, after the vote. “What we need is real action, a real plan, a real sense of urgency.” And some better proposals, apparently.
Posted by Rhonda Holman

7 Comments

  1. TRACY
    Posted January 6, 2007 at 6:50 am | Permalink

    A sense of urgency for what?We have plenty of schools now.

  2. Anonymous
    Posted January 6, 2007 at 11:06 am | Permalink

    I think the $32 grand went to Corkins’ friends to do their “study”

  3. Anonymous
    Posted January 6, 2007 at 11:06 am | Permalink

    JWink – check your clock

  4. JWink
    Posted January 6, 2007 at 11:50 am | Permalink

    Where do I find my computer clock?JWink

  5. JWink
    Posted January 6, 2007 at 11:52 am | Permalink

    Hold it. My computer clock seems to have self-corrected somehow.

  6. JWink
    Posted January 6, 2007 at 11:59 am | Permalink

    Questions: Who got the $32,000 and when is it going to be returned to the federal government?

    After doing nothing of value for Kansas taxpayers, is Bob Corkins finally off the state government payroll?

  7. RD
    Posted January 6, 2007 at 5:15 pm | Permalink

    “We have plenty of schools now.”

    Should be followed by:It’s the quality, not the quantity.