tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870648813893729932.post4737721185901769790..comments2023-05-10T06:19:33.953-04:00Comments on Today I'm Grumpy About: Obama, Duncan Try Last Minute Stunt to Steal Narrative from Save Our Schools DC MarchGrumpyelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16564199754847966303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870648813893729932.post-17932028958704761602011-07-29T12:52:44.338-04:002011-07-29T12:52:44.338-04:00gpabud - I agree with you! the Dem and Rep polit...gpabud - I agree with you! the Dem and Rep political establishments support this expensive mess. The complicated web of initiatives is reaching the public. The SOS March in D.C. seems to be waking legislators up. Local control has been under-mined. Blaming unions and bad teachers was a clever tactic to push through the greatest grab for federal control over education in the last 50 years. So I Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257929350887078341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870648813893729932.post-54797782424564200272011-07-29T11:07:36.630-04:002011-07-29T11:07:36.630-04:00Bud that was "as intended" the Administr...Bud that was "as intended" the Administration dangled money and the legislatures tripped all over themselves trying to get it..<br /><br />Stop and Think Sec of Ed Duncan had a known history of Union Busting when Obama hired him. Former White House Chief of Staff, now mayor of Chicago has started a war against the teachers unions there..<br /><br />Nationalized testing for students, Grumpyelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16564199754847966303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870648813893729932.post-68822007245069536412011-07-29T10:50:23.554-04:002011-07-29T10:50:23.554-04:00Sandra, I wish the President and DOE and State DO...Sandra, I wish the President and DOE and State DOE's would just butt out of the way schools are operated, but should keep in mind that you get what you pay for. I have more faith in locally elected school boards to determine the curriculum. My biggest concern is the denigration of teachers by a host of Republican governors in their attack on all unions.gpabudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737344643055678389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870648813893729932.post-86022267932987163442011-07-29T07:11:49.077-04:002011-07-29T07:11:49.077-04:00Parents are in D.C. Calling attention to excessive...Parents are in D.C. Calling attention to excessive and expensive assessment initiatives. The White House invited SOS March representatives to meet today, but they are busy and requested a meeting date after Saturday morning's gathering.they invited the DOE and White House to come on Saturday and hear concerns firsthand. There are proposals to match the concerns that have been ignored thus farSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257929350887078341noreply@blogger.com