Thursday, October 4, 2012

Schools Matter: ALEC/DFER's Gloria Romero Stands Her Ground on Won't Back Down

Schools Matter: ALEC/DFER's Gloria Romero Stands Her Ground on Won't Back Down:


ALEC/DFER's Gloria Romero Stands Her Ground on Won't Back Down

"The idea of “choice” has been manipulated by the corporate reformers and spread by groups like ALEC, who seek to use methods such as the Parent Trigger to turn public schools over to privately-managed charters. This is not real choice; nor is it parent empowerment." — Parents Across America.
My commentary in response to: Gloria Romero: 'Parent Trigger' fight hits the big screen

The corporate charter trigger film is a shameful farce, and it isn't just film critics that have realized that the Murdoch/Anschutz financed propaganda piece is a joke. Daniel Barnz's Won't Back Down holds the dubious distinction of having the WORST opening weekend for a wide release (2,500-plus screens) in the last 30 years. Audiences aren't interested