Can we be honest now about the war on public education?

[madfloridian]

5. They are also behind it.

And here's an interesting article about Georgia's charter school amendment that passed yesterday, all the big money behind it....including the Koch brothers.

http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/interspire/news/2012/11/05/out-of-state-corporate-interests-fund-charter-school-amendment-push.html
Out-of-State Corporate Interests Fund Charter School Amendment Push

Note all the big money behind it, then near the end notice the ones who opposed it...those who really know about real education.

"Meanwhile, there are many Georgia groups who have opposed the amendment, including the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE), Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA), Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA), Georgia Retired Educators Association (GREA), Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE), Georgia Parent Teachers Association (GPTA), Cobb County Association of Educators (CCAE), Educators First, and Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL).

One of the largest groups against the ballot amendment is a committee called Vote SMART! No to State-Controlled Schools. Vote SMART consists mainly of public school superintendents and teachers in a coalition with many of the groups listed above.

Vote SMART has received donations from many school superintendents, like Marietta Superintendent Dr. Emily Lembeck, who donated 250 dollars, telling the Marietta Daily Journal, “Since 2003, Marietta City Schools has lost over $30 million in revenue due to state austerity cuts... Parents should be asking why a new funding stream for schools is being opened when their child’s school has suffered state funding reductions.”