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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Democurmudgeon: The Tea Party Motive for School Choice: "We think public schools should go away...discriminates against wealthier students."

Democurmudgeon: The Tea Party Motive for School Choice: "We think public schools should go away...discriminates against wealthier students."

The Tea Party Motive for School Choice: "We think public schools should go away...discriminates against wealthier students."

What’s the next move for voucher advocates? We found out when Gov. Scott Walker tried to go for all the marbles when he planned to open the program up to rich and poor...hell, everyone. He also wanted to get rid of all standardized testing too, so there would be no way to hold private schools accountable to the billions of taxpayer dollars going to them.

It appears the time is right for “disaster capitalism.”

The Independence Hall Tea Party in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania is no longer mincing words. They want to see an end to public education, slowly but surely.

NJ.com: “We think public schools should go away,’’ says Teri Adams, the head of the