Now the University of Arkansas has company in the Walton-financed effort to reshape public education in Arkansas to the billionaires’ liking. UCA has grabbed onto a nozzle, too.

Notice how it’s all about “choice,” and “charters” and, here, some rural school help? Ever wonder why there’s so little money devoted directly toward improving urban school districts except by taking kids out of them?

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If UCA delivers the goods like UA has, there’s more where this grant came from. It’s clear enough what the answer should be before the research is performed.

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