[sf-lug] A blog about Linux in local public schools

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Larry Cafiero (larry.cafiero at gmail.com):

> Last time I checked, health care and nursing were not a vital part of
> the K-8 curriculum, but it's been awhile since I've been in an
> elementary school setting.

As I already said, it's part of a small cartel of private corporation,
and I posted the URL to an omnibus page showing the various things
they've gone into including health care and nursing.  You are looking at
the same thing and concluding in error that they aren't running charter
schools.

> You do realize that ASCEND, the name of the school, is an acronym for
> "A School Cultivating Excellence, Nurturing Diversity," right? 

Correct.  This is the origin of the name of the company.

KIPP follows the same pattern of upbeat acronym-making, it standing for 
Knowledge is Power Program.  Just about every one of these
charter-school outfits has a name straight out of a Tony Robbins sales
seminar.

> Maybe you could produce some evidence that Ascend Learning backs this school?

I have a better idea:  I'm going to increase my bet to $200 and change
terms to this offer:  We telephone Ascend School in Oakland and ask the
principal whether his pay cheque is issued by Oakland Unified School
District.  Which would be the case if it's a public school.

If not, you pay me $200.  If it is, I pay you the same amount.  You have
until 11PM tonight if you wish to accept this wager.

Point is, it's a private school, run by a private corpoation.

(The telephone answer obviously would be subject to confirmation.
Neither of us would need to pay out for a _false_ answer.)