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leftlibdem420

(256 posts)
78. Solution is super-obvious...
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 12:53 AM
Nov 2012

Make funding of schools state-wide rather than local so that schools in wealthy districts do not have more money and more resources.

thanks. this is super important greenman3610 Nov 2012 #1
Wow! just wow.... Tutonic Nov 2012 #2
RepubliKKKan capitalism at its most voracious byeya Nov 2012 #3
ALEC legislation, femrap Nov 2012 #21
ALEC should be RICOed Dont call me Shirley Nov 2012 #58
United States of ALEC G_j Nov 2012 #61
I saw that femrap Nov 2012 #77
K & R Chellee Nov 2012 #4
Wow! DUers Madflo, Proud2blibinKansas and others in the education field have been warning about this riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #5
+1000 G_j Nov 2012 #6
These fools don't realize how dangerous the tea party is until it hits home with them loudsue Nov 2012 #23
thr puke party at the highest levels isnt stupid; it's fascist BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #38
You said it! nt stillwaiting Nov 2012 #51
+1 Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #24
Yes they have and getting a lot of flack for telling the truth from certain sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #55
And remember how much flack they got from some here on DU when they said it. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #85
K&R n/t Greybnk48 Nov 2012 #7
Wow Aerows Nov 2012 #8
K & R! SoapBox Nov 2012 #9
Please get involved FightForMichigan Nov 2012 #10
Not today, but soon FightForMichigan Nov 2012 #12
As I watch the destruction of public education I envision a Charles Dicken's snappyturtle Nov 2012 #11
...and then they came for the wealthy white folks Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #13
K&R gollygee Nov 2012 #14
Please call the legislators in your area FightForMichigan Nov 2012 #17
I did, by both phone and email gollygee Nov 2012 #20
Blatant authoritarian fascism. How dumb do they think people are? northoftheborder Nov 2012 #15
They got themselves elected. People really are pretty dumb. /nt dorkulon Nov 2012 #53
Looks like the John Birch Society is about to achieve it's goal. zeemike Nov 2012 #16
Kick. Chorophyll Nov 2012 #18
Quick - Set yourself up as a charter school and tap into that cash. TheBlackAdder Nov 2012 #19
K&R from Kansas KansDem Nov 2012 #22
K&R - if you are in Michigan take action before Smilo Nov 2012 #25
Thank you. redqueen Nov 2012 #26
This paragraph sums up a huge part of the problem: blackspade Nov 2012 #27
Absolutely! FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #31
Thank you... Tom1960 Nov 2012 #49
They mean to control the schools for indoctrination purposes. geckosfeet Nov 2012 #28
Child labor reteachinwi Nov 2012 #34
How clever. This dovetails nicely with my corporate debt bondage theory. geckosfeet Nov 2012 #40
"manufacturing boot camps". Please consider turning your post into an OP. Thanks. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #69
k&r BlueToTheBone Nov 2012 #29
Just put this on Facebook. Now off to make a few phone calls. dmr Nov 2012 #30
Working class Repubs voting against their better interests. JohnnyRingo Nov 2012 #32
These bills are Evil with a capital "E" SpankMe Nov 2012 #33
So the lowest 5% will be converted to charter schools, then the next time the lowest 5% alfredo Nov 2012 #35
nothing new in that; similar provisions were in Bush's No Child left behind & obama's race to the HiPointDem Nov 2012 #72
We can't Let this happen to public education. alfredo Nov 2012 #74
yes, i've been saying that since i got here and long before. but it *is* happening, it *has been* HiPointDem Nov 2012 #76
People need to know that privatization removes citizen control of services. alfredo Nov 2012 #90
yes, they think charters will give them more control, but in fact it will ultimately give them much HiPointDem Nov 2012 #91
^ HiPointDem Nov 2012 #83
Democrats also invovled. This is not hyperbole. lalalu Nov 2012 #36
Rick Snyder wants to end the scourge of rational thought in Michigan. alfredo Nov 2012 #37
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #39
And back to the top with this! Kick nt riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #41
k G_j Nov 2012 #42
This IS scary!! Ligyron Nov 2012 #43
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #44
K & R dchill Nov 2012 #45
Oh, God. I thought my state was going to hell. Truth is, it's already there. catbyte Nov 2012 #46
Can they use the school website for political purposes? michigandem58 Nov 2012 #47
The Superintendents have more leeway than employees... TruthTeller Nov 2012 #80
ALEC is busy this week in Washington... midnight Nov 2012 #48
The GOP, destroying America from the ground up. This is happening nationwide. Keep at 'em! Thanks. freshwest Nov 2012 #50
It's not the GOP. It's the ruling class, & they're bipartisan. Bush & Obama's education policys HiPointDem Nov 2012 #70
Uhhhhgggggg!!! pizzadave Nov 2012 #52
Please read this easy translation of this article: MichiganVote Nov 2012 #54
This post needs to be singled out and highlighted somehow. Chan790 Nov 2012 #56
thanks! nt G_j Nov 2012 #57
Good post n/t Nevernose Nov 2012 #60
I can't come up with the words to express how f*&ing wrong this is!!!! I left public school teaching Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #62
Please consider making this a separate OP with an attention-grabbing title. thanks. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #71
And the division of society into permanent castes where none can rise above. freshwest Nov 2012 #75
Thank you! demmiblue Nov 2012 #92
Whenever I see your Gov on a talk show, he is always presented as some mountain grammy Nov 2012 #59
kick & rec. Smickey Nov 2012 #63
Anyone that could would be leaving that state as property taxes will soar in a corporate Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #64
Proof that Republicans are just a bunch of jerks... gtar100 Nov 2012 #65
War on Christmas libodem Nov 2012 #66
K & R !!! orbitalman Nov 2012 #67
kr. These are boom days for "conspiracy theorists." I hope people will rally against this shit HiPointDem Nov 2012 #68
Does Michale Moore know about this? diane in sf Nov 2012 #73
Solution is super-obvious... leftlibdem420 Nov 2012 #78
did you even read the op? HiPointDem Nov 2012 #79
Background for MI... TruthTeller Nov 2012 #81
Governor's office response to e-mails on the issue a2liberal Nov 2012 #82
that's funny. a press release that doesn't even pretend to deal with the issue which (i assume) HiPointDem Nov 2012 #84
Well my reply from my Republican state rep is a bit more promising than that gollygee Nov 2012 #93
"I’ve never considered myself a conspiracy theorist—until now." We tin-foil-hatters smile ruefully. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #86
They who control education can teach whatever they want sellitman Nov 2012 #87
Here is where a very creative campaign might avebury Nov 2012 #88
The Rethugs ALWAYS have an agenda and they never quit, even when they lose CanonRay Nov 2012 #89
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