{"id":2090,"date":"2011-05-03T09:24:46","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T13:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/dr-mark-george-speaks-against-cuee-lcdp-2-may-2011.html"},"modified":"2011-05-03T09:24:46","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T13:24:46","slug":"dr-mark-george-speaks-against-cuee-lcdp-2-may-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/05\/dr-mark-george-speaks-against-cuee-lcdp-2-may-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Mark George speaks against CUEE @ LCDP 2 May 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/5683194119\/in\/set-72157626637902940\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5025\/5683194119_7136e2597a_m.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nUpdate: See other post for <a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/05\/camera-2-dr-mark-george-about-cuee-lcdp-2-may-2011.html\"><br \/>\nvideos from another camera with better sound.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nDr. Mark George pointed out that school consolidation didn&#8217;t solve<br \/>\nsome problems last time:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nIn 2011 our schools were more segregated racially than they were in 1968.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He questioned why people should believe that consolidation, even if called<br \/>\nunification, would solve those same problems this time.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/5683761754\/in\/set-72157626637902940\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5022\/5683761754_4dc35ebb73_m.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nContinuing the<br \/>\ndebate between proponents and opponents of unification of the<br \/>\nValdosta and Lowndes County School Systems, organized by<br \/>\nGretchen Quarterman, chair of the<br \/>\nThe Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP).<br \/>\nHere, speaking against, is Dr. Mark George.<\/p>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qVOfKW_p7O0\"><br \/>\nPart 1 of 3:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qVOfKW_p7O0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<small><br \/>\nDr. Mark George speaks against CUEE @ LCDP 2 May 2011 Part 1 of 3:<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=171966716191714\"><br \/>\nDebate between proponents of school system unification (CUEE) and opponents,<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nat Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP), Gretchen Quarterman chair,<br \/>\n<br \/>\nVideos by George Rhynes, Jim Parker, John S. Quarterman, and Gretchen Quarterman<br \/>\n<br \/>\nfor LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2 May 2011.<br \/>\n<\/small><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/5683194307\/in\/set-72157626637902940\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5027\/5683194307_a7921ca8db_m.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nDr. George said school unification was proposed by the Industrial Authority,<br \/>\nwith a claim that prospective industries want to see a unified school system.<br \/>\nThe same VLCIA that brought us biomass and a private prison.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=blwMaYq1qZA\"><br \/>\nPart 2 of 3:<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/blwMaYq1qZA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<small><br \/>\nDr. Mark George speaks against CUEE @ LCDP 2 May 2011 Part 2 of 3:<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=171966716191714\"><br \/>\nDebate between proponents of school system unification (CUEE) and opponents,<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nat Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP), Gretchen Quarterman chair,<br \/>\n<br \/>\nVideos by George Rhynes, Jim Parker, John S. Quarterman, and Gretchen Quarterman<br \/>\n<br \/>\nfor LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2 May 2011.<br \/>\n<\/small><\/p>\n<p>\nDr. George says CUEE talks about class, not about race,<br \/>\nyet many black people in the community have a fear that black<br \/>\neducators will be pushed to the side in a repeat of 1968 and 1969.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i2fuTbIHjvM\"><br \/>\nPart 3 of 3:<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i2fuTbIHjvM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<small><br \/>\nDr. Mark George speaks against CUEE @ LCDP 2 May 2011<br \/>\nPart 3 of 3:<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/event.php?eid=171966716191714\"><br \/>\nDebate between proponents of school system unification (CUEE) and opponents,<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nat Lowndes County Democratic Party (LCDP), Gretchen Quarterman chair,<br \/>\n<br \/>\nVideos by George Rhynes, Jim Parker, John S. Quarterman, and Gretchen Quarterman<br \/>\n<br \/>\nfor LAKE, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 2 May 2011.<br \/>\n<\/small><\/p>\n<p>\n-jsq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: See other post for videos from another camera with better sound. Dr. Mark George pointed out that school consolidation didn&#8217;t solve some problems last time: In 2011 our schools were more segregated racially than they were in 1968. 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