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In reply to the discussion: Obama's 'Race To The Top' Drives Nationwide Wave of School Closings, Teacher Firings [View all]HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)87. never came back...guess you *can't* rebut the truth...lol
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Obama's 'Race To The Top' Drives Nationwide Wave of School Closings, Teacher Firings [View all]
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
OP
My cousin is a teacher, she makes about 50 grand a year. She's afraid that they'll start firing
DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav
Jan 2013
#22
I'd personally rather see the truth even if it's an ugly one so I know how best to proceed from
DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav
Jan 2013
#24
Sorry Sid, Obama is not a Democratic candidate. The election is over and he won.
Autumn
Jan 2013
#35
Green Democrat or whatever. Doesn't matter. This isn't about the Party or the man.
Autumn
Jan 2013
#38
I don't know who Bruce Dixon is and I don't care, if as you say he's a member of the
Autumn
Jan 2013
#41
Ganging up on whom, madfloridian? The Black Agenda Report is certainly deserving of scorn, and
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#72
"this is only deserving of the same type of scorn usually reserved for WSWS"
madfloridian
Jan 2013
#74
What is true about an article that claims of "waves of firings" due to RTTT, but fails to
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#77
they are cheating and lying for their own purpose, they just use this to bully good teachers/schools
Follow The Money
Jan 2013
#12
Nothing to refute...the author claims waves of firings but fails to prove that.
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#30
he's closing schools & firing teachers, that's what he (or rather, his Ed Dept) is doing. Mandated
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#43
i understand the motives of the critics here. & i think anyone who reads their comments can
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#53
Yes, it is quite true. The poster is being bullied for criticizing Obama's policy.
madfloridian
Jan 2013
#55
+1. but to the extent that it's even mentioned in the media it's disguised as something else:
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#59
"his silence betrays him" = +100. along with the silence of most of the so-called 'progressive'
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#64
The policy is self-fulfilling by structure to be negative to the public school system
PufPuf23
Jan 2013
#71
Yeah, just because RTTT *mandates* that state ID their lowest 5% of schools & submit them to
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#83
Here's what's happening with one of those great charter schools that replaced a Memphis public
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#84