tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19896356.post7972389732277510846..comments2023-06-30T03:19:06.979-05:00Comments on Liprap's Lament - The Line: Leigh C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13654596932726420097noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19896356.post-75934582951916318512011-09-14T07:04:28.185-05:002011-09-14T07:04:28.185-05:00The problem transportation-wise here for the kids ...The problem transportation-wise here for the kids is that only the RSD schools have the funding for busing. Schools not under the RSD umbrella have to fend for themselves to find money for busing. It's going to be interesting when the little guy's school is moved temporarily to a site much further away than most parents can get to...it' already been a struggle for some to get their children to the current campus in the first place.Leigh C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13654596932726420097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19896356.post-80527291853845069152011-09-13T18:59:53.544-05:002011-09-13T18:59:53.544-05:00One aspect of being able to go to any school of yo...One aspect of being able to go to any school of your choosing (charter or not) without limit to geography, especially for those that rely on busing is the added burden to the busing system. When you are more concentrated within a neighborhood your bus routes are shorter, simpler, more efficient. By lifting that limitation you get kids that are on a bus for as long or longer than some adults take for their work commutes, not to mention additional fuel costs due to more buses driving more miles per route.<br /><br />To your point about charters being pitched as the future beyond NOLA, a couple links you may have already seen:<br />http://www.incschools.org/ (for IL) and http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/(described on the IL site as "formerly run by the US Dept. of Education." Formerly? I find that curious.)Chuck Rummelhttp://twitter.com/crummel4noreply@blogger.com