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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So two "voluntary" closures of failing schools plus one embarrassingly bad application. Quite the week for the "movement" that was once riding high.[/quote]

An embarrassingly bad application that gets rejected is a good week for the authorizer and for the movement IMO. Two very weak schools closing is also good for the movement even though it's a bad look for the authorizer. Is the authorizer too weak to actually revoke schools or do they just not know how bad off those schools are -- which is what happened with the other school that closed a couple of days before the school year began. [/quote]

Well no, a good week would involve a strong application and schools not closing. There's no way you can spin a crap application as reflecting well on anyone.

The authorizer is not too weak to revoke, they just kind of chickened out with Hope and placed conditions that were impossible for Hope to meet. I don't know why. Just close it already.[/quote]

So they're not too weak, they are just chicken? Ok, you say tomato...

Also, not spinning a crap application as good or reflecting well on anyone. Stating very clearly that a crap application [b]that gets rejected[/b] is good. Even back in the day when more people believed the movement was the strongest, there were crap applications. They got rejected. The movement was always supposed to be about quality seats and giving people a chance to innovate and propose options. If the seats aren't quality or the proposals are bad, then closures and [b]rejections are part of a strong movement.[/b][/quote]

Reviewing the meeting video now. It does seem that the current new charter application is the only one for this year. So it's very hard to spin this as yay, such a "strong movement".

The letter from Hope is here: https://www.livebinders.com/b/3649143 It doesn't say much. Just like, sad, bummer. Strong movement!!!
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