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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Jeb Bush Facing the Reality of Opposition Within His Own Party | Scathing Purple Musings

Jeb Bush Facing the Reality of Opposition Within His Own Party | Scathing Purple Musings:


Jeb Bush Facing the Reality of Opposition Within His Own Party

Bush has apparently noticed that having surrogates write op-eds on his behalf isn’t working and has finally taken up the pen himself. Writing predictably with cherry-picked data to justify his choice/accountability mantras, Bush targets and dismisses those who have been dealing with the disasters his policies have created in Florida schools. Writes Bush in Sunshine State News:
When we started on this course in 1999, we were considered radical. Now many of these reforms are mainstream and increasingly bipartisan.
Despite this, there will be efforts to roll back some of our most important accomplishments in next year’s legislative session, not because they aren’t working for children but because they are creating discomfort for adults. The Florida Education Association once again is arguing that we need to go back in the direction of a failed past — not surprising in that the teachers’ unions