Hey Middle Class! . .GRAB YER WALLETS!

[annabanana]

When you see someone like Jeb Bush talking about "Education Reform", you KNOW that he's got a dog in that fight.

We have "Big Pharma" and "Big Agra" and "CorpoMedia". . .I'm afraid that Ed Shultz is going to have to cede "Big Ed" to the corporate interests that are fighting tooth and nail to privatize the public education system.

Don't Jeb and Babs have plenty money interests in the Texas Textbook cabal?

I find it very disturbing that Repub & Dems seem to be equally enamored of the union busting in this "industry". If it's big, and it has the word "public" in front of it, you'd better believe that it is a TARGET.

[snappyturtle]

1. Oh annabana I couldn't agree more! I was barely awake when Jebby

showed up on Joe. I have the stinking hunch ol' Jeb has money interest in the student testing industry too. It's a family affair....isn't Marvin Bush of Silverado fame in the textbook business?
Then he mentioned states that are doing well and said IN was one he admired! Vouchers anyone?
IN considered teaching 'evolution' through the study of various religions! To hell with science!

EVERY time I hear teachers must have high student test scores to achieve their pay I want to scream. He knows not of what he speaks.

Sorry...I'm not awake enough to take on the battle. Take note of corporations now advertising education...Exxon-Mobil....DeVry and Cisco linking up...horrible!

[annabanana]

2. The corrosiveness of the debate (on both sides, sadly) is barely

ever remarked on. Consequently, it is not well understood, even by some of the "best" democrats. We need some online education PUSH on Education.