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Los Angeles builds a $578M public school

Los Angeles builds a $578M public school

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100823/ap_on_bi_ge/us_taj_mahal_schools;_ylt=AhfR7vYwHpws17sr_L.[WORD TOO LONG]

http://tinyurl.com/25tvawp

LA unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation

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although, it IS a K-12 school, not just K-6, and it IS being built with bond funds, it's not like it's costing the taxpayers anything.

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100823/ap_on_bi_ge/us_taj_mahal_schools;_ylt=AhfR7vYwHpws17sr_L.[WORD TOO LONG]

http://tinyurl.com/25tvawp

LA unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation
What are you proposing we debate?

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Originally posted by FMF
What are you proposing we debate?
just be patient, and wait for the grownups.

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
just be patient, and wait for the grownups.
Perhaps you should have asked them for a debate topic for your OP?

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
although, it IS a K-12 school, not just K-6, and it IS being built with bond funds, it's not like it's costing the taxpayers anything.
Correct. It's not costing the taxpayers. It's costing the fools who will buy California bonds at this point.

Seriously. Who would buy California bonds right now? Maybe the Chinese?

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Who are the idiots in the California government who would approve such a thing?

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Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Who are the idiots in the California government who would approve such a thing?
People like you, who are always claiming that the poor folks don't have the same quality of educational facilities that the better off neighborhoods have.
This half billion dollar turkey will be a wasteland and covered in grafitti in 2 years.

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Originally posted by Sam The Sham
People like you, who are always claiming that the poor folks don't have the same quality of educational facilities that the better off neighborhoods have.
This half billion dollar turkey will be a wasteland and covered in grafitti in 2 years.
The state could pay nothing and convert the yearly operating costs to vouchers for parents to spend at the private schools of their choice and get much better results in terms of student achievement.

Then California could waste the $578m on 12 new museums that no one will visit.

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Originally posted by sh76
Then California could waste the $578m on 12 new museums that no one will visit.
I would visit them. If I live in California, that is.

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Originally posted by Sam The Sham
People like you, who are always claiming that the poor folks don't have the same quality of educational facilities that the better off neighborhoods have.
This half billion dollar turkey will be a wasteland and covered in grafitti in 2 years.
People like me think public schools should be affordable and small-scale.

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Originally posted by KazetNagorra
People like me think public schools should be affordable and small-scale.
My father actually attended a one room schoolhouse. He turned out pretty well.

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Originally posted by rwingett
My father actually attended a one room schoolhouse. He turned out pretty well.
I did too for one year. It was in California as well. K-6 in one room.

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Originally posted by badmoon
I did too for one year. It was in California as well. K-6 in one room.
But you didn't turn out so well. 😛

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Originally posted by rwingett
But you didn't turn out so well. 😛
It's not the school building that counts, it's the dedication of the teachers and parents and the willingness of the students to learn that counts.
I once held tutoring classes in the back of a bus during the hour ride home (I was a substitute teacher) and all passed with flying colors.