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George II

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3. "Across the country" - can someone quantify that for us? A few people in New York....

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 10:38 AM

Jan 2020

....and a few people in California could be considered "across the country".

HOW MANY people "across the country"? We don't know (although some are now probably racing to google to pull up a few names), but it sounds catchy.

And then he invokes the name of the first Black Justice of the Supreme Court. What does Thurgood Marshall have to do with education? He was a lawyer, a judge, and an Associate Justice, not a teacher, professor, or educator.

We're down to buzz words and names that catch peoples' attention, not substance. How about calling it the Albert Shanker Plan or Mary McLeod Bethune Plan, at least they were educators (although not household names like Thurgood Marshall)

By the way Senator, No Child Left Behind ended in 2015, five years ago.

Sorry, this isn't going to fly with informed voters.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Bernie Sanders: America must end high-stakes testing, finally invest in public education [View all] Donkees Jan 2020 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2020 #1

Not finally. Our liberal democracy has been "investing" in universal education, Hortensis Jan 2020 #2

We rate the claim False. BeckyDem Jan 2020 #7

They rate it false because he hasn't stated it THESE DAYS. Hortensis Jan 2020 #8

No. The claim is false & they posted his own words which reflect his ideas gov not restrict choice. BeckyDem Jan 2020 #9

Exactly. Hortensis Jan 2020 #12

lol BeckyDem Jan 2020 #13

Oh, just contact Sanders and ask him to affirm commitment Hortensis Jan 2020 #15

No need to do that. I left your opinions about Sanders with a link. BeckyDem Jan 2020 #16

I think you realized you aren't going to get anywhere. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2020 #18

I did leave the link. BeckyDem Jan 2020 #19

"Across the country" - can someone quantify that for us? A few people in New York.... George II Jan 2020 #3

ah Brown v Board does that ring a bell? dsc Jan 2020 #4

What does Thurgood Marshall have to do with education? Uncle Joe Jan 2020 #5

I'm well aware of Brown vs. Board of Education. It was a legal case in which.... George II Jan 2020 #14

Oh, its you again. bahrbearian Jan 2020 #6

Yes it's me.....again. Is the DU tent too big for you? George II Jan 2020 #11

I guess, bahrbearian Jan 2020 #17

The party I joined (late '60s, early '70s) is was, and still is, also a working women's party. George II Jan 2020 #20

Makes a nice word play on the "Marshall Plan" and seems like an attempt The Valley Below Jan 2020 #10

It's not going to work. George II Jan 2020 #21

No argument there. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #22