That Divide Among Democrats on Education? Widening.
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Rep. Reuven Carlyle has come out on his blog with a post that firmly aligns him in the ed reform camp. This is his choice to make but it is not what I have heard from him in the past. He also says some very unfair things and uses straight-out-of-the-book ed reform jargon. (Seems he's starting getting the daily faxes from Stand on talking points.)
I predict this divide is going to really be sharply felt next legislative session. I think it is going to make for some really hard feelings (and hard choices) for many Democrats, both voters and elected officials. But frankly, so be it. I just wish that the ed reform side had the courage and courtesy to make some real acknowledgments about the other side - the "there are plenty of other things we can do" side.
But I just want to go through Carlyle's piece and point out a few things:
He completely echoes Nick Haneur on many points and I suspect these are the new talking points that are being
I predict this divide is going to really be sharply felt next legislative session. I think it is going to make for some really hard feelings (and hard choices) for many Democrats, both voters and elected officials. But frankly, so be it. I just wish that the ed reform side had the courage and courtesy to make some real acknowledgments about the other side - the "there are plenty of other things we can do" side.
But I just want to go through Carlyle's piece and point out a few things:
He completely echoes Nick Haneur on many points and I suspect these are the new talking points that are being