Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Admit it, Public Education is on its way out. Voters have turned on teachers, education.

Democurmudgeon: Admit it, Public Education is on its way out. Voters have turned on teachers, education.:

Admit it, Public Education is on its way out. Voters have turned on teachers, education.

Teachers, principals and school boards are warning that Wisconsin is on its way to deeper cuts in education, even if we're graced with a mild economic recovery. Not only are teachers at the mercy of politically elected ideologues with a possible ax to grind with public education, the current set of tools won't be enough to sustain our schools in the coming years.

It's all part of a plan by Republicans to set public education up for a fall, claiming they did all they could but the schools still failed. Private schools in fact, according to current research, will most likely be worse. And with the tea party movement admitting their goal is to destroy public education, with no voter outrage over their plans, there's nothing that will stop the inevitable. Like the video and story below:


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Here’s what is about to happen in Wisconsin if we don’t head off this downward spiral by balancing the