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Education

madfloridian

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11. Actually she fits right in with the Dem party on education reform.

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 02:22 PM

Feb 2013

Except for vouchers. Many Democratic politicians do support them, but the main issue for them now is charter schools.

Vouchers are not the main goal yet for Democrats.

I don't care what party she is, doesn't matter right now. This admin has given the green light to privatize public education.

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Michelle Rhee: My Break With the Democrats [View all] n2doc Feb 2013 OP

She was on John Stewart yesterday. It is worth watching as John Stewart called her on her lies Mass Feb 2013 #1

Its her break with sanity thats most worrying DJ13 Feb 2013 #2

I honestly don't care what party she belongs to proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #3

So a disagreement on a couple issues means she's no longer a Democrat? FBaggins Feb 2013 #4

She wrote the article about breaking with Democrats. madfloridian Feb 2013 #5

Yes... but NOT an article about leaving the party. FBaggins Feb 2013 #6

Actually she fits right in with the Dem party on education reform. madfloridian Feb 2013 #11

You're exactly right. FBaggins Feb 2013 #12

Democrats flee StudentsFirst, cite conservative policy stance HiPointDem Feb 2013 #13

I didn't know Friess did the intro to "Obsession" Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #14

they already are associated; koch = donor HiPointDem Feb 2013 #16

Thank you! Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #17

"Rhee says she is no longer a democrat" FBaggins Feb 2013 #15

she wrote an article called 'my break with the democrats' and she openly consorts with kochs and HiPointDem Feb 2013 #19

No. She didn't. FBaggins Feb 2013 #21

That one does. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #23

Sorry... it really doesn't. FBaggins Feb 2013 #24

Education deform is a policy developed in republican think tanks and pushed by both parties, in HiPointDem Feb 2013 #27

If it's "pushed by both parties"... FBaggins Feb 2013 #29

the dividing line is vouchers and consorting with republican funders like koch and republican HiPointDem Feb 2013 #33

Go to hell Ms Rhee mwrguy Feb 2013 #7

Rhee is nothing more than a grifter Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #8

She addresses the wrong issues. reteachinwi Feb 2013 #9

The Good School Bad School distillation process Bok_Tukalo Feb 2013 #10

Her statement about sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #18

i though stewart's interview was weak as well. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #20

Yes. sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #22

In the early Mattias Feb 2013 #25

yes, i think a lot of people don't know that sweden was an early adopter of the charter school HiPointDem Feb 2013 #28

As the Mattias Feb 2013 #30

I don't care about Scandinavia, which is far smaller in population and not diverse duffyduff Feb 2013 #32

Sweden v. US = Apples and Oranges. Not valid in US. duffyduff Feb 2013 #31

Her break with reality! longship Feb 2013 #26