More education love from the white house.

[Jakes Progress]

http://michaelklonsky.blogspot.com/2012/05/teacher-appreciation-week-forget-it.html

Doing all we can to implement the norquist/bennet dream for american schools.

The reagan love just keeps coming.

[RC]

1. President Obama calls charter schools 'incubators of innovation' in National Charter Schools Week...

President Obama calls charter schools 'incubators of innovation' in National Charter Schools Week proclamation


LANSING, MI – President Barack Obama says the nation’s charter schools “serve as incubators of innovation in neighborhoods across our country,” and issued a proclamation calling this “National Charter Schools Week.”

The charter movement in Michigan has been loudly opposed by Democrats, who argue that some of the schools are run by for-profit management companies, and some Republicans.

But Obama has been a supporter, sometimes frustrating state teachers union leaders.

In a proclamation released by the White House today, Obama said charter schools for years “have brought new ideas to the work of educating our sons and daughters.”
“Whether created by parents and teachers or community and civic leaders, charter schools serve as incubators of innovation in neighborhoods across our country,” he said in a release.

“These institutions give educators the freedom to cultivate new teaching models and develop creative methods to meet students' needs. This unique flexibility is matched by strong accountability and high standards, so under-performing charter schools can be closed, while those that consistently help students succeed can serve as models of reform for other public schools.”
The rest:
http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/05/president_obama_calls_charter.html

What's the saying; "With friends like this, who needs enemies"?

[Jakes Progress]

2. reagan's ed secretary called them economic incubators.

We are living the curse of a party controlled by reagan democrats.

[byeya]

3. I agree with you here. Charter Schools exist to loot the public sector for the benefit

of the wealthy and to the detriment of the kids.

[Jakes Progress]

4. Note how little attention this kind of thing gets.

I found a thread over in the double-blind buried "education" forum" where it got some replies. Here in GD, even democrats don't give a shit about our kids. No wonder it is so easy for the educorps have so little trouble.

In education, reagan and his handlers have won. They seemed to have convinced most Democrats with their lies. Don't believe it when some one tries to make a speech about how much we care about children in America. There is no empirical evidence to support such a lie.

[duffyduff]

5. If you tell the truth about Obama's policies, which are far right, and especially on education,

you will get "crickets." Nobody who is an ardent Obama supporter will acknowledge it because to acknowledge it means the person knows the man isn't a Democrat at all.

[Jakes Progress]

6. Crickets imply agreement.

The cowardice involved in not admitting your hero is screwing up will damn the Democratic party. And it won't help his legacy either.

[byeya]

7. One of the great innovations and successes of he USA is compusory education. It has worked well

and the USA used to be looked up to as a beacon of enlightenment. Now it's all being pissed away so the greedy few can add to their fortunes.
Yes, you're right: In general, the Americans don't care much for children if it means spending a dollar or two.

[byeya]

8. Yes, this and a few other topics of grave national concern get little reaction here. There are 5 or

6 topics that bring out the red meat brigade - are they paid? - but things like caring for and educating the kids, very little. Many environmental topics, such are loss of biodiversity, are ignored.

[octoberlib]

9. This is disgraceful and disrespectful to the teaching profession

In NC they introduced a bill that states charter school teachers don't even have to be licensed. Everybody knows anyone can walk in off the street and be a teacher , right? This shows contempt for our teachers and our children.