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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Democurmudgeon: We're a nation of American Suckers when it comes to Public School Bashing.

Democurmudgeon: We're a nation of American Suckers when it comes to Public School Bashing.:


We're a nation of American Suckers when it comes to Public School Bashing.

The rabid hatred of public schools by Republicans is spreading, thanks to the repetitive message and money spent on advertising “choice” and vilifying teachers. It’s called propaganda, and it works.

Take a look at this right wing article pushing the latest results of a Gallup opinion poll on public schools. The public’s perception, surprise, is just the opposite of the truth. We really are turning into the Bizarro World.
Among all types of U.S. educational institutions, Americans believe that public schools offer the worst quality of education, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday … the survey