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ibegurpard

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Reply to madfloridian (Original post)

Wed Nov 21, 2012, 01:43 AM

Nov 2012

My state of Montana is one of the few left that does not have charter schools. We hope to keep it that way. The Republicans are waiting in the wings with ALEC style charter school bills but we elected a Democratic governor who I hope will keep them at bay...I have spoken to him at a couple of functions and he is a supporter of public education. We also narrowly re-elected a Democratic state superintendent of public education who is a STRONG supporter of public schools.

The charter school movement has started to take on water nationally and I just hope that people finally start to wake up and see it for what it is before the people of this state make the mistake of letting the camel in the tent here as well.

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Broad Foundation revealed it allied with president of teachers' union from the start. [View all] madfloridian Nov 2012 OP

I always hated it when our teacher reps... Bigmack Nov 2012 #1

Can't stand up for issues when too chummy with management. madfloridian Nov 2012 #6

Glad to see you back ibegurpard Nov 2012 #2

Rapidly defunding public education while demanding more. madfloridian Nov 2012 #3

"...and to fund New York City’s first incentive-based compensation program for schools," SoapBox Nov 2012 #4

Reminds me. Did you ever see Al Franken's "Supply Side Jesus"? madfloridian Nov 2012 #5

randi! it's been pretty obvious what a sellout she is for quite some time. hope HiPointDem Nov 2012 #7

The Broad Foundation has been very good to Miami-Dade County Public Schools. mia Nov 2012 #8

no, it hasn't. though you may not realize it yet. nor has it "chipped away" HiPointDem Nov 2012 #9

Voters approve $1.2 billion bond issue for schools mia Nov 2012 #10

no mystery about why they passed a bond issue and no mystery about why HiPointDem Nov 2012 #11

The Broad Prize goes to those who achieve the goals of Broad Foundation. madfloridian Nov 2012 #13

Broad is being good because your district is doing what they want of it. madfloridian Feb 2013 #21

Both our former and current Supes in Pittsburgh are Broad-ers Mc Mike Nov 2012 #12

Would you please stop it with the union bashing? Freddie Stubbs Nov 2012 #14

You must have misread. madfloridian Nov 2012 #15

Did you see randi & chris christie in this little lovefest, touting NJ's merit pay contract? HiPointDem Nov 2012 #16

Saw that. Did not like it at all. madfloridian Nov 2012 #17

we have to keep unions strong but liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #18

The problem with AFT is, it's rigged so that it's near-impossible to mount an attack HiPointDem Nov 2012 #19

Yes, that's my point really. madfloridian Nov 2012 #20

saw this linked in union endorsement thread - interesting stuff fbc Jul 2015 #22