Who else is covering the effort to privatize schools except Ed?

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He's even calling out Romey's son for having an investment in private schools. Reminds me of Neil Bush, or whoever it was in the last administration. They don't even try to hide their self interest anymore.

Good on Ed for calling Romney on it, and I wish more would do so.

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1. No cable here, so no Ed

But the Rmoney campaign announced today that Idaho School Superintendent Tom Luna would be an education policy adviser. There's nobody more in favor of profiting from education:

Tom Luna's education reform plan was a long time in the making

In October 2009, Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna held a re-election fundraiser in the Capitol Hill offices of Dutko Worldwide, one of America’s top lobbying firms.

Sponsors included two leading voices in the Republican education re-form movement: former U.S. Education secretaries William Bennett and Rod Paige.

The event marked an important moment in Luna’s re-election bid, as he won support from education technology companies interested in changing state policy to boost their business.

If Luna’s “Students Come First” proposal passes the Legislature, online education will be mandated in Idaho and a laptop will be available to every high school student. That means 115 school districts, with 82,000 high school students, will be in the market for computers, software and online courses.

more--> http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/02/20/1535065/a-reform-plan-a-long-time-in-the.html

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2. Thanks for reminding us that there are other sources of info

besides cable news. Great info, great article, and IMHO much more informative than even the best cable news.