tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677054195356770838.post7801525731505375845..comments2024-01-24T11:31:17.214-08:00Comments on The Dad App: Thursday's ChildMcCord Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341524921094467756noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677054195356770838.post-30963408326299908322012-02-05T09:18:17.967-08:002012-02-05T09:18:17.967-08:00Tough times for kids in poor schools.
http://www....Tough times for kids in poor schools.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/education/pennsylvania-schools-funding-fight-pits-district-against-charter.html?_r=1&ref=usMcCord Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341524921094467756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677054195356770838.post-11965442542127288382012-01-29T15:47:35.789-08:002012-01-29T15:47:35.789-08:00To claim that charity can replace necessary govern...To claim that charity can replace necessary government assistance is a joke. According to the American Association of Fundraising Counsel, total charitable giving for human services in 2010 was $26.49 billion dollars. The 2010 annual budget for Medicare alone was $453 billion. This does not include other human services programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and Head Start. The government, and only the government, has the resources to provide the social safety net that even a minimal level of human decency requires.mwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303294452918819024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677054195356770838.post-42317181380713307862012-01-16T14:14:35.712-08:002012-01-16T14:14:35.712-08:00Hard to imagine Palo Alto kids are harmed by shari...Hard to imagine Palo Alto kids are harmed by sharing schools with East Palo Alto kids. Surely they gain from this experience, too.Meghttp://www.megwaiteclayton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677054195356770838.post-72127762324309745762012-01-16T13:22:25.401-08:002012-01-16T13:22:25.401-08:00Your acts of generosity I'm sure are appreciat...Your acts of generosity I'm sure are appreciated.<br />I think it means more coming from a kind face than a faceless bureaucracy.<br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com