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To: Father Terrence who wrote (48084)	7/31/1999 12:32:00 AM
From: Krowbar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

But you're avoiding the question. How would you pay for the defense now without taxes? Del

To: Father Terrence who wrote (48084)	7/31/1999 11:37:00 AM
From: Michael M	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Probably not the ideal place to jump in but since you were the last to complain about taxes..... Colbert King, writing in today's Post has once again revealed himself as an inner-city utopian and well-meaning nincompoop (I would like to be sending this to the Post but since they published my last outburst in opposition to King only a couple of months ago, that would be a waste of time). In presenting two tales out of the DC schools, King would have us condemn one and go gaga over the other. He is, as usual, about half right. In praising three salvaged souls benefiting from a charter school environment he notes that 1. SAT scores are up 150 pts, 2. There is a 5-1 student-teacher mix and 3. the schools are supported by both public school money and private funding. King's "question" is -- which of the two cases cited is a good deal for the taxpayer. Huh? My guess is the combined public and private tab for each student approaches $20K. NO! A thousand times no, Colbert! Even if there were enough teachers in the country to make a 5-1 ratio possible, it is folly to think there would be anywhere near that many obsessed with proving that every kid can be saved. I have no way of knowing whether King's kids will prosper in college but I thought omission of actual SAT scores was deliberate and misleading. One of the great burdens on many colleges and universities is the expense of offering so many remedial courses to students not qualified to be there in the first place. There may be a good solution but I don't believe it's mo' money.