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Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. But it is really hard to imagine that Oregon’s governor is this stupid. So either t
by mikl 7y ago
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
But it is really hard to imagine that Oregon’s governor is this stupid.
So either there’s some political gains, or she simply just hates charter schools, their students, or the student’s parents.
- mar77i 7y agoEven though I'm baffled by this obvious case of throwing out the baby with the bath water, on the upside, the explanation is only kind of backwards. Protecting families from the cyber war torn online spaces with their fraudulence, leaks and other goings on is not entirely unreasonable outside of this context.
- valuearb 7y agoThis isn't about protecting families. It's about protecting public schools and teachers unions from competition.
- naveen99 7y agoSelfishness > incompetence > evil
- valuearb 7y agoYou can't get elected governor in Oregon without the support of teachers unions. Thats the exact answer.
- downerending 7y agoDon't sell Oregon's stupidity short. It's a hot-bed for anti-vaxxer sentiment. And Eugene might be the largest city in America that doesn't fluoridate its water.
- voxadam 7y agoPortland doesn't flouridate its water it is far larger than Eugene.
- jjk166 7y agoAccording to the original article, the governor's order did not state that virtual schools had to close. Rather the state superintendent interpreted the order to include virtual schools specifically so that the brick and mortar schools don't lose funding.