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Broke – No More Change ! One Teacher’s Musings on Obama, Arne, Education, Corporations, and Change – Regret of Broken Promises « Continuing Change

Broke – No More Change ! One Teacher’s Musings on Obama, Arne, Education, Corporations, and Change – Regret of Broken Promises « Continuing Change

Broke – No More Change ! One Teacher’s Musings on Obama, Arne, Education, Corporations, and Change – Regret of Broken Promises

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Let’s be honest, the powers that be want us to fail, they want schools to NOT meet this AYP…

“Education Secretary Arne Duncan is getting bashed by critics and even supporters for telling Congress that 82 percent of public schools could be at risk of failing to meet education goals this year, up from 37 percent last year” (Strauss, The Answer Sheet, Washingtonpost.com, March 10, 2011).

Their plan… reform, restructure… turn public schools into charter and virtual schools. Give the public over to the corporations…

“What are the implications for a public system as control over educational policy and priority is concentrated under one of the richest