<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post2597373003389845433..comments</id><updated>2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Advance Indiana™: Ballard Closing Fountain Square Academy Charter School</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/2597373003389845433/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2011/03/ballard-closing-fountain-square-academy.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Gary R. Welsh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1551323361501644632</id><published>2011-03-20T15:36:16.828-05:00</published><updated>2011-03-20T15:36:16.828-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Since I can&amp;#39;t read the minds of those highly p...</title><content type='html'>Since I can&amp;#39;t read the minds of those highly paid promoters at places like The Mind Trust, I cannot offer a rebuttal to your point.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/2597373003389845433/comments/default/1551323361501644632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/2597373003389845433/comments/default/1551323361501644632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2011/03/ballard-closing-fountain-square-academy.html?showComment=1300653376828#c1551323361501644632' title=''/><author><name>varangianguard</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/12571595354792261993</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2011/03/ballard-closing-fountain-square-academy.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-2597373003389845433' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/2597373003389845433' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1604737465"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="3:36 PM GMT-5"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4609711012554028374</id><published>2011-03-19T11:42:17.267-05:00</published><updated>2011-03-19T11:42:17.267-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Of, course, Varan, when has a traditional public s...</title><content type='html'>Of, course, Varan, when has a traditional public school ever been closed for poor performance.  At least with charters, they don&amp;#39;t do their job, they get shut down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m pretty sure charter advocates have no problem with poor performing charter schools getting shut down.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/2597373003389845433/comments/default/4609711012554028374'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/2597373003389845433/comments/default/4609711012554028374'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2011/03/ballard-closing-fountain-square-academy.html?showComment=1300552937267#c4609711012554028374' title=''/><author><name>Paul K. Ogden</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2011/03/ballard-closing-fountain-square-academy.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-2597373003389845433' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/2597373003389845433' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1767489911"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="11:42 AM GMT-5"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4440921117227033560</id><published>2011-03-19T08:00:14.203-05:00</published><updated>2011-03-19T08:00:14.203-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Pretty sure that the charterists have failed the c...</title><content type='html'>Pretty sure that the charterists have failed the children in this case. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I suppose we won&amp;#39;t be hearing about that fact from charter proponents?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The promise of charters &amp;quot;for our kids&amp;quot; turns out to be another case of charters to serve a political agenda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m sure that the parents of those kids who school is closing feel like they got a good bargain.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/2597373003389845433/comments/default/4440921117227033560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/2597373003389845433/comments/default/4440921117227033560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2011/03/ballard-closing-fountain-square-academy.html?showComment=1300539614203#c4440921117227033560' title=''/><author><name>varangianguard</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/12571595354792261993</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2011/03/ballard-closing-fountain-square-academy.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-2597373003389845433' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/2597373003389845433' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1604737465"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="8:00 AM GMT-5"/></entry></feed>