For too long the general population has let the right wing define the terms of engagement, and the billionares have been busy, building think tanks, networks, and "grass roots" organizations. The last bastion of public service is now under attack, the public school system. These attacks are NOT about education, they are about money and power!
Waiting for Superman, the MSNBC week-long tirade, are a part of the constant attacks on teachers and public schools, and most especially, the teachers union, one of the last groups strong enough to stand up to ideological takeover of the US by right wing fundamentalists.
Billionaires Unite! Against Public Education and Teachers
People, this is not just a discussion of graduation rates, or education. Teachers want to do better, and are willing to give innovation a try, but privitization is not the answer!
Grading 'Waiting for Superman'
Most problems in education deal with poverty, not the expertise of the teacher. Please help teachers and stand up against these unjustified and greedy attacks on teachers.
Thank you
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