Desert Trail<p>Here’s your friendly reminder that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/charterschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charterschools</span></a> came about as a white reaction to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/desegregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>desegregation</span></a>, which tells you all you need to know about the intended beneficiaries of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolVouchers</span></a>. But if there’s no <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/departmentofeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>departmentofeducation</span></a> there’s no one to ensure <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IDEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IDEA</span></a> and other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilrights</span></a> are being enforced in your new for-profit “<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a>. Neither will there be a nonprofit group collecting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> to track <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/educational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>educational</span></a> outcomes for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> attending for-profit schools.</p>