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Friday, July 13, 2012

Schooling in the Ownership Society: New Michigan dictatorship privatizes entire school district

Schooling in the Ownership Society: New Michigan dictatorship privatizes entire school district:


New Michigan dictatorship privatizes entire school district

Now that Michigan's T-Party Gov. Rick Snyder has been given the power of a fascist dictator over the state's impoverished cities and towns, one of the first things he's going after is public education. First stop -- struggling Muskegon Heights, where Snyder has already replaced the elected city government with a hand picked business czar. The czar, Don Weatherspoon, has now decided to turn the entire public school systemover to a for-profit company, Mosaica Education, Inc.

NPR reports:
So far, the details of the contract with Mosaica are still secret. Though the document was approved in an open meeting, it wasn't available to the public, and attorneys refused to share the information with reporters; basic information like how much money