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Squinch

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1. Kick. And I'm sure New York isn't the only place this is happening.

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 10:30 AM

Dec 2013

And Teacher's college and Teach for America are closely tied to Pearson, which is closely tied to Gates and which is funding the Stamford development of the teacher assessments, and all of these are aimed at the vilification of unionized teachers and the privatization of schools, and...and...and...

... which all ends up putting all the money formerly spent on educating our students into the hands of a few of those self same "nation's wealthiest philanthropists."

It's nauseating.

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Ponder This: Privately-Paid Advisors Embedded in NYS Dept of Ed..... [View all] Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 OP

Kick. And I'm sure New York isn't the only place this is happening. Squinch Dec 2013 #1

Education coach: good gig if you can get it. knitter4democracy Dec 2013 #2

How many of them have ever roody Dec 2013 #3

I think you *know* the answer to that one. n/t Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 #4