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Wes Jackson: Profiteers on the way

Beware the “hustler academies.” That is the term being used in other states where largely unregulated schools get taxpayer money to provide alternate education, often with poor results. Look for unaccredited instructors, inexperienced administration and profiteers hiding behind “nonprofits.”

All of this already exists elsewhere and has already been spotted creeping into North Carolina. Now the deluge.

Wes Jackson

Matthews

This story was originally published July 27, 2015 at 5:50 PM with the headline "Wes Jackson: Profiteers on the way."

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