Posted in Shut the eff up, Why Timmy can't read on Jun 17th, 2008 1 Comment »
Last night on World News Tonight, Barack Obama essentially said that school choice is a bad thing.
What is school choice?
A parent’s right to choose the best school for their kids, whether it be public or private.
Simple enough.
So, what’s his hang up?
Read the transcript below:
TAPPER: You talked about the need to change the status quo in [...]
Posted in This is bullshit!, Why Timmy can't read on Jun 10th, 2008 No Comments »
Yesterday, Democratic Congresswoman Norton (D.C.) said the following to the Washington Post:
We have to protect the children, who are the truly innocent victims here,” said Norton, who like many Democrats opposes vouchers as a threat to public school systems. “But I can tell you that the Democratic Congress is not about to extend this program.”
Her [...]
Posted in Why Timmy can't read on Apr 11th, 2008 1 Comment »
Thank heavens for the bureaucrats at Harris Park Elementary in Westminster, Colorado. They taught the students a valuable lesson by suspending an 8-year-old boy for three days for smelling his shirt.
The lesson? Substance abuse will not be tolerated. As it turns out, some non-toxic yet smelly sharpie got on the little [...]
Posted in Sweet on Mar 19th, 2008 1 Comment »
The legislature has approved to give parents a $300 tax credit for educational expenses. Governor Jindal has to sign the bill.
I think Jindal will become the next successful education governor.
Beginning 2010:
Parents of private school students would be the main beneficiaries, able to cut $300 per child off their tax bills to offset tuition costs. [...]
Posted in Sweet on Mar 19th, 2008 3 Comments »
Props to the ACLU for using the same clause the teachers union used to overturn the FL voucher program in 2006.
“uniform, efficient, safe, secure and high-quality education”
Palm Beach Post:
Low graduation rates in Palm Beach County show the school district has failed its students, especially minority children, by not providing a “uniform, efficient, safe, secure [...]
Posted in Shut the eff up, Why Timmy can't read on Mar 19th, 2008 1 Comment »
The government school story of the day comes from Tifton, Georgia. A teacher bites a child and is punished with a week off of work. The child’s family is outraged, yet their only recourse is to appeal to the County Board of Education. The Board says it can’t do anything. Several [...]
Posted in Shut the eff up, Why Timmy can't read on Mar 17th, 2008 No Comments »
A voucher school did this?
Of course not. It was a government school.
A 13-year-old boy was forced to pee in a lunch box during class as his peers and teacher watched. The two heart-warming conclusions to this absurd tale: 1. the child is still forced to continue going to this school. [...]
Posted in This is bullshit!, Why Timmy can't read on Mar 12th, 2008 2 Comments »
Here’s a not-so-heartwarming story from Connecticut:
Michael Sheridan was stripped of his title as class vice president, barred from attending an honors student dinner and suspended for a day…
Guess what the Michael did? Punch a teacher in the face? Lewd comments to a girl? Pull A Fire Alarm? Spread libertarian ideas? [...]
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