Romney (Ann, not Mitt) Weighs in on Education
Would you like to know what Ann Romney thinks about public education in the U.S.? From an interview in Good Housekeeping via Daily Kos, she asked about the issue closest to her heart:
I've been a First Lady of the State. I have seen what happens to people's lives if they don't get a proper education. And we know the answers to that. The charter schools have provided the answers. The teachers' unions are preventing those things from happening, from bringing real change to our educational system. We need to throw out the system.
The whole system is flawed? You really can say that about all the educators and administrators who get up every single day to educate the overwhelming majority of the nation's children? Or is it just the teachers union? (Funny how your husband ran a car company and I'll bet he said the same thing about that union as well.)
Among her other views:
- only people who are "financially secure" should run for office AND after your children are raised (or someone is
Banda to Present State of District Report on Thursday
I've been a First Lady of the State. I have seen what happens to people's lives if they don't get a proper education. And we know the answers to that. The charter schools have provided the answers. The teachers' unions are preventing those things from happening, from bringing real change to our educational system. We need to throw out the system.
The whole system is flawed? You really can say that about all the educators and administrators who get up every single day to educate the overwhelming majority of the nation's children? Or is it just the teachers union? (Funny how your husband ran a car company and I'll bet he said the same thing about that union as well.)
Among her other views:
- only people who are "financially secure" should run for office AND after your children are raised (or someone is
Banda to Present State of District Report on Thursday
Among the happenings in SPS this week, comes a notice that the Superintendent will release his State of the District 2012 report on Thursday, Nov. 1 at ...Perkins Coie LLC(?!) from 11:30 am to 1:30 p.m.
Folks, I just got this press release so I will call district communications as soon as I can to find out why:
1) it is being presented at a very high-profile law firm's offices downtown (is there some major announcement to come?)
2) you have to register to hear it and all members of the media are welcome but space is limited for the public.
I smell the fine hand of the Alliance for Education in all this.
It will be videotaped and broadcast and the report will be on the website.
We HAVE a district headquarters with a huge auditorium where press conferences are regularly held and would plenty room for the public.
This is not a good sign and I think we should ALL e-mail the Board and the Superintendent and get this changed.
Folks, I just got this press release so I will call district communications as soon as I can to find out why:
1) it is being presented at a very high-profile law firm's offices downtown (is there some major announcement to come?)
2) you have to register to hear it and all members of the media are welcome but space is limited for the public.
I smell the fine hand of the Alliance for Education in all this.
It will be videotaped and broadcast and the report will be on the website.
We HAVE a district headquarters with a huge auditorium where press conferences are regularly held and would plenty room for the public.
This is not a good sign and I think we should ALL e-mail the Board and the Superintendent and get this changed.
