Comments on: Preview of Things to Come at Jefferson? http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2007/07/11/preview_of_things_to_come_at_jefferson/ Peace, Justice and Hockey Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:19:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Himself http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2007/07/11/preview_of_things_to_come_at_jefferson/#comment-8314 Himself Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:02:42 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2007/07/11/preview_of_things_to_come_at_jefferson/#comment-8314 Sadly, this isn't a Republican issue. Let's not forget that as Pennsylvania Secretary of Education, Vicki Phillips was an appointee of Democratic Governor Ed Rendell. Neoliberalism, the unreasonable faith in free markets to solve all our problems—even social problems— crosses party lines and won't go away with Bush. (Don't get me started on right-to-work state, ended-welfare-as-we-knew-it Bill Clinton or any of the current crop of Dems—including Clinton: The Second Coming—and their unwillingness to take on the insurance industry in the interest of single-payer, universal health insurance.) Sadly, this isn’t a Republican issue. Let’s not forget that as Pennsylvania Secretary of Education, Vicki Phillips was an appointee of Democratic Governor Ed Rendell.

Neoliberalism, the unreasonable faith in free markets to solve all our problems—even social problems— crosses party lines and won’t go away with Bush. (Don’t get me started on right-to-work state, ended-welfare-as-we-knew-it Bill Clinton or any of the current crop of Dems—including Clinton: The Second Coming—and their unwillingness to take on the insurance industry in the interest of single-payer, universal health insurance.)

]]> By: marcia http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2007/07/11/preview_of_things_to_come_at_jefferson/#comment-8304 marcia Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:08:10 +0000 http://morehockeylesswar.org/blog/archive/2007/07/11/preview_of_things_to_come_at_jefferson/#comment-8304 I get a very scary newlestter delivered in the mail from the Center for Education Reform. "Know the enemy", as Terry says. The one I just got has a fairly long article about the CER president meeting at the white house with business CEOs, two state education leaders, a superitendent or two, civil rights leaders and the president bush. Intel CEO Craig Barrett is there, talking about his support of BASIS charter school in Tuscon. State Farm CEO talks about comeptition being critical, and they both bemoan the dumbing down of state tests. They talk about the wonderful time the charters are seeing in New Orleans and tell the president that "accountability only really counts if there are consequences...." "Consequences,: says Bush. "I agree." (make me puke).CER president then reminds Bush that "...school choice is really the key." Bush is quoted as saying "I like choice. ...It's essential." And of course there is lots of talk in the newsletter about the educational system being "broken..." blah blah blah. Here is one more quote:"We also have stepped up our efforts to remind supporters that ,'charter', for example, is not a dirty word, even if Bill Gates and Andre Agassi can't bring themselves to use the word when the lights are shining and millions are watching." Guess Gates got blinded by the light. I get a very scary newlestter delivered in the mail from the Center for Education Reform. “Know the enemy”, as Terry says. The one I just got has a fairly long article about the CER president meeting at the white house with business CEOs, two state education leaders, a superitendent or two, civil rights leaders and the president bush. Intel CEO Craig Barrett is there, talking about his support of BASIS charter school in Tuscon. State Farm CEO talks about comeptition being critical, and they both bemoan the dumbing down of state tests. They talk about the wonderful time the charters are seeing in New Orleans and tell the president that “accountability only really counts if there are consequences….” “Consequences,: says Bush. “I agree.” (make me puke).CER president then reminds Bush that “…school choice is really the key.” Bush is quoted as saying “I like choice. …It’s essential.” And of course there is lots of talk in the newsletter about the educational system being “broken…” blah blah blah. Here is one more quote:”We also have stepped up our efforts to remind supporters that ,’charter’, for example, is not a dirty word, even if Bill Gates and Andre Agassi can’t bring themselves to use the word when the lights are shining and millions are watching.” Guess Gates got blinded by the light.

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