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Here's school board candidate Rita Rakestraw's final pitch to voters in District 1.
In this mailer, Rakestraw warns that "abandoning diversity and economic balance in our schools hurts!" She's telling voters "it will cost more tax dollars and harm education," again using Charlotte-Mecklenburg as a boogeyman.
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"The former elementary and
Tue, 10/06/2009 - 11:48 — shearertw"The former elementary and special ed teacher has thoughtful recommendations for positive changes, including an emphasis on keeping siblings in the same schools." N&O endorsement 9/19/09
Are you kidding me? Keeping siblings in the same schools is a "thoughtful recommendation" to "emphasize". Why is it not considered a "no brainer/requirement"? This is what the N&O chose to say about their endorsement?
That should be a window into both Rita's and the N&O's mindset. "Vote for us, we'll think about keeping your kids in the same school, if we can."