Fmr. Sec of Ed, Rod Paige "dis-invited" to D11 school (KOAA)
There's something very telling about the truth behind the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), when a former U.S. Secretary of Education (that would be "public" education) comes all the way to Colorado Springs to endorse three private school advocates running for District 11 School Board (that would be "public" education again). It's all about using NCLB to test public schools into failure and to use local school boards (stacked with directors backed by wealthy neocons) to steal the money away with voucher programs for private schools set up by out-of-state corporations (which don't have to test). There's your connection. There's your proof of the neocon plan, top to bottom.
Look at the state of D11 now. What used to be group of cooperative parents and educators sitting on the school board, working from a common desire to make the schools in their community better, have now been infiltrated by those who have as their goal the dismantling of these schools and the pilfering of their funds for private school enterprises. Their presence is disruptive, to an extreme, often completely thwarting the school board meeting agendas, which I think must be part of their goal, to bring progress within D11 to a standstill.
--Dave Therault
Former Sec. of Education dis-invited to District 11 school
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige spoke to a crowd of business leaders this afternoon. The Bush appointee is one of the creators of the controversial "No Child Left Behind" law.
He was scheduled to start the day at Hunt Elementary School.
Paige came to town to show support for education reformer Steve Shuck. Shuck's backing three reform candidates to the District 11 School Board.
For fear of a large protest, District 11 Superintendent Sharon Thomas dis-invited Paige from visiting Hunt.
Both Shuck and the district are crying "dirty politics" over Paige's visit and the rescinded invitation. We'll have complete election results on the District 11 School Board race Tuesday night starting on News First at Five.
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Look at the state of D11 now. What used to be group of cooperative parents and educators sitting on the school board, working from a common desire to make the schools in their community better, have now been infiltrated by those who have as their goal the dismantling of these schools and the pilfering of their funds for private school enterprises. Their presence is disruptive, to an extreme, often completely thwarting the school board meeting agendas, which I think must be part of their goal, to bring progress within D11 to a standstill.
--Dave Therault
Former Sec. of Education dis-invited to District 11 school
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige spoke to a crowd of business leaders this afternoon. The Bush appointee is one of the creators of the controversial "No Child Left Behind" law.
He was scheduled to start the day at Hunt Elementary School.
Paige came to town to show support for education reformer Steve Shuck. Shuck's backing three reform candidates to the District 11 School Board.
For fear of a large protest, District 11 Superintendent Sharon Thomas dis-invited Paige from visiting Hunt.
Both Shuck and the district are crying "dirty politics" over Paige's visit and the rescinded invitation. We'll have complete election results on the District 11 School Board race Tuesday night starting on News First at Five.
WATCH
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