DEALING WITH (ANTI)EDUCATION ACTIVISTS
BY NORA CARR | FROM THE JULY ISSUE OF AMERICAN SCHOOL BOARD JOURNAL | HTTP://BIT.LY/MRXLYI
Few took the fledgling Tea Party movement seriously in 2009. Then, in 2010, Tea Party candidates began toppling political icons nationwide.
Now Tea Partiers have set their sights on public schools, calling for massive funding cuts. Using the recession and state budget woes as political cover, many Tea Party zealots seek to dismantle or starve the traditional public school infrastructure.
Not surprisingly, most websites and candidates associated with the movement also call for the rapid expansion of charter schools, vouchers, tuition tax credits, and other parent choice mechanisms.