A Repug's Guide to Becoming a School Board Member

[drokhole]

http://www.theawl.com/2011/03/a-guide-to-american-majoritys-anti-public-school-activism


From the article:

"On Tuesday we published an in-depth look at how Republican representatives running for office lied to union reps during the vetting process—lies which directly led to those Republican candidates receiving union endorsements. We also looked at how American Majority, a far right conservative organization founded by the Sam Adams Alliance, had become active in Wisconsin. Their goal: training candidates to take over school boards and city council seats to better use the "tools" in Governor Scott Walker's budget "repair" bill."

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"We mentioned the activist training done by American Majority, including its most recent event in Madison on March 5th. American Majority even provides "A Wisconsin School Board Primer" about what a school board is, how to run for it, and suggestions on reforming your school district. These suggestions, surprise, are carbon copies of both the education reforms introduced in Scott Walker's budget bill as well as the campaigning points for candidates such as Sauk County Tea Party president and 2011 Baraboo school board hopeful John Meegan, who, as we pointed out, has been working closely with American Majority since last year.

Billed as a simple document to learn about how school boards work, the Wisconsin document includes statements such as "Scholar Richard Briffault has pointed out that nowhere does the U.S. Constitution mention a national education system…."

[d_r]

1. they've had

a concerted effort to destroy public schools. I've wondered if it was integration, I've wondered if it was separation of church and state, but these people really do want to tank public education.

[KoKo]

2. It's now on to "Total TakeOver." It's happening right now in my state...

Huge funding from RW Groups. Ram through everything they want. Dems on Boards cowered...not knowing what to do..not understanding where it's coming from. They feel their constituence must support this stuff but they don't SPEAK UP...they give it to the Repugs. It's dreadful.