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We've all heard about the political backlash against office holders who supported the failed educational voucher program last year. Several seats held by Republicans who supported vouchers are being challenged by by public education advocates.But the issue cuts both ways and so-called educational-choice candidates have filed for positions on the State School Board. The board, under the leaderships of Kim Burningham, successfully delayed the implementation of what would have been the nation's most extensive voucher program until it could be killed in a November referendum.
Two members of Parents for Choice in Education have filed for seats on the 15-member board and six other candidates are involved in charter schools.
Among the highest profile pro-ed choice candidates is Leah Barker, the straight-talking spokeswoman for Parents for Choice and administrator of a private-school scholarship program for low-income families.
Barker, above, has a close relationship with Overstock.com's Patrick Byrne, who was outspoken in his contempt for Gov. Jon Huntsman's failure to aggressive support vouchers. Huntsman has significant power over the choice of board members. Oops.
If nothing else, Barker's fearlessness in speaking her mind and salty language, would make the board a more interesting forum for debating the state's educational future.
3 Comments:
Yep, the biased blogging is obvious. According to Warchol, you are either a pro-voucher or pro-public education. Somehow, you can't be both, right Glen?
Wrong. Voucher supporters are also public education supporters.
Also, has anyone else noticed how Tribune reporters refer to choice supporters as "so-called choice" supporters or use quotation marks on the words "school choice".
Wrong. Many voucher supporters think they support public schools because they were fooled by the Oreo commercial, but the leaders know the truth. Vouchers are specifically designed to defund public schools as a halfway measure to complete privatization. Google the national thinktanks that influence and fund PCE and read. They openly admit it.
Wow, Glen, that was a fast response.
I suppose those who support charter schools are really trying to defund district schools, right.
And then once they defund district schools and all we have left are charter schools, then the radical privatizing Friedmanites will want to convert charter schools into private schools.
Yep, it's all a conspiracy by people who hate public education and teachers.
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