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Originally Posted by corporatejay
Can someone who is of the "they are pushing the private school agenda" please explain why they continually hammer the CBE but not the CSSC or the Edmonton school boards?
If you have 4 boards and 1 is a total economic cluster#### and the other three seem to be doing just fine, how is that the government being unrealistic?
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I'd say there are a substantial group of people who view public education as a key cornerstone in our social contract, believing that staying educated in an information age, and having an informed electorate requires broadly available access to basic education for anyone regardless of circumstances.
I think from past rhetoric and actions people are fearful that this government does not share in holding the institution as a cornerstone of our social contract. And the way the political right has general behaved over the past ten to fifteen years has not inspired trust that the make decisions good faith.
Right or wrong people are primed to believe this government would be happy to reduce public school boards to the benefit of privet school boards, and aren't inclined to be charitable towards the actions taken in opposition to our schools.
I'm more of a wait and see montra with this one, I'm thinking they might have made the decision for the right reason, but have little faith they'll will not use the opportunity to lessen the education my children getting from the CBE, and i am hopeful I am proven wrong.