The Duncan ED Budget: Segregation Wins 2-1
One of the top priorities of the oligarchs in charge at ED is the viral spread of apartheid corporate charter schools like KIPP and the KIPP knock-offs. The RTTT bribe machine has had a significant impact toward this end, as noted here by the drooling corporationists at the NAPCS:
. . . .Whatever his wins and losses in other areas, there’s no question that Obama and his Ed Sec Arne Duncan have shifted the terms of debate on ed policy – and moved charters into the center ring of reform. We’ve seen a lot of press about charter cap-lifts but that’s only part of the story. Duncan’s personal commitment to charter growth and accountability – and sometimes his direct intervention --
