WI Republicans Poised To Pass Education Privatization Bill

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WI Republicans Poised To Pass Education Privatization Bill
By capper

1/13/15 7:00am



It didn't take long after starting the new session for Wisconsin Republicans to show their priorities. They are already ramming through their first piece of corporate-directed legislation attacking public schools:

Persistently low-performing public schools would be turned into charter schools and state funding would be cut off for problem private schools, under school accountability legislation introduced Wednesday.
The Assembly bill also would let school districts and private schools choose from four tests that measure student performance rather than use the tests selected by the state Department of Public Instruction.

The bill is the first of the 2015-17 legislative session — keeping a promise made by Republican leaders and Gov. Scott Walker, who have said creating new school accountability rules is a top priority.

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[Warren Stupidity]

1. Once upon a time in the very recent past Wisconsin was one of the most progressive states

in the country.


What the flying fuck happened to Wisconsin?

[Scuba]

2. One set of rules for public schools, a menu to choose from for charter schools. Seems fair.

Not.