Reply #4: FL empowered by Arne's POLICIES. It's part of the RTTT plan.

[madfloridian]

The article states that Florida requires that F school principals be moved. SO the reaction is to move 20 around. Though Rick Scott doesn't want federal money, he has been empowered by such policies.

These are the 4 basic policies of Race to the Top under Arne's reign:

"1. Closing the school;

2. Turning the school into a charter school;

3. Replacing school's administration;

4. Implementation of a turnaround for staff."

Follow this link to the original post to see how these are also the policies of ALEC.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/8175

Under Arne's new testing regime (more testing on the way BTW) states and districts are losing much of their power.

It's only lately sinking in to many teachers that they are in danger of losing their careers under such corporate policies. Most have been unaware on purpose.

None of the shifting and moving and turnarounds will solve the problems of parents and students. Unfortunately they are held blameless now....it's easier to get cheaper teachers in that way.

It does not have to be "direct" action as there is unspoken empowerment of anti-public school policies by the federal govt now.

I am quite aware most Democrats want nothing to do with honest criticism of the policies of this administration. It's easier to turn a blind eye. Obama and Arne support more and more charter schools, esp. in the form of turnaround of failing schools. Policies take funding from schools that need it the most and give it to management companies to run such schools with money from taxpayers.

These were Bush's plans, and they are now being implemented.