tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post6711640563665240100..comments2023-10-07T02:42:10.642-07:00Comments on Coalition for Kid-Friendly Schools: Flattening the MindFedUpMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-84967611067821101372011-07-02T20:00:31.943-07:002011-07-02T20:00:31.943-07:00Oliver Twist with tests... wow. But not that I di...Oliver Twist with tests... wow. But not that I disagree, either!Happy Elf Momhttp://www.homeschoolnetc.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-55340081302417282492011-07-02T08:14:38.420-07:002011-07-02T08:14:38.420-07:00Anne, you could sign your posts "the Voice of...Anne, you could sign your posts "the Voice of Doom"! ... not that I disagree with you.FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-61320810122480938952011-07-02T07:21:08.441-07:002011-07-02T07:21:08.441-07:00The assault on public education in America
The ru...<b>The assault on public education in America</b><br /><br />The ruling class in the United States is intensifying its campaign to dismantle public education.<br /><br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/5wpcvsc<br /><br /><i>With the new fiscal year that began yesterday, states throughout the country are slashing education funding, leading to the layoff of tens of thousands of teachers and the closure of hundreds of schools.<br /><br />Both the Democratic and Republican parties are using the fiscal crisis—the outcome of decades of tax cuts to the rich, the bailout of the banks, and an economic crash caused by rampant speculation—as an opportunity to undermine and eliminate public education.<br /><br />In 2010 alone, 151,000 state and local education workers were laid off. In the coming school year, a further 227,000 layoffs are planned.......</i><br /><br /><br />starting a discussion about the post public school era would seem to be usefulAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4184539467031647989.post-77801263867502698872011-07-01T19:02:17.045-07:002011-07-01T19:02:17.045-07:00It's all gonna get worse when the schools are ...It's all gonna get worse when the schools are for profit businesses ...think Oliver Twist with tests ... You'll call this time the good old days.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.com