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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:05 AM Original message |
Arne Duncan: Big city mayors should take over school systems |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. Chicago, no doubt, is the model |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Military schools for the lot of them! |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:53 AM Response to Reply #5 |
50. Yup, Chicago, The Militarized School System In The U.S. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
2. The very last person on this earth I want running the schools in our county is my city mayor |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Same here |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
4. Oy vey! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. And my first thought was |
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mucifer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. anyone else wonder if arne has some dirt on Obama? How did he get that job? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I honestly believe that Obama is not an expert on Education |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 10:06 AM Response to Reply #11 |
32. Obama is a Politician and Not an Expert on Anything Else. |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
7. I vote for a Mayor to run the city I vote for a Superintendent of Schools to run the school system. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:31 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Superintendents aren't elected |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Superintendents are elected in some places. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:38 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Never heard of that |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:05 AM Response to Reply #17 |
35. My husband worked for an elected supt. in |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #12 |
23. In, AZ, Superintendents are elected to godawful results. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
54. We elected a new one this past Nov. He's gonna do some good |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
8. another fucking union busting elitist telling the people what is best for them.... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. How could the AFT prez endorse this guy? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
10. Goddamn stupid motherfucking idiot, what the hell is he thinking! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:32 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Can you imagine Funkhouser running the KC Schools? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:37 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Funkhouser, Heinman in Columbia, |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:39 AM Original message |
That POS Arne Duncan |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
19. He is every bit as bad as Rod Paige |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:00 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. He's worse, |
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lutefisk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
39. Arne almost makes me miss Tori Spelling. |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
18. Mayors running school systems is a crazy idea. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
20. I agree with him. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Why? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:00 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. I don't like the idea of school districts being independent of local governments. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. School districts aren't independent of local governments |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:54 AM Response to Reply #20 |
51. Hey, April Fool's Day Was Yesterday (nt) |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
21. Is THAT the best idea they can come up with????????? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
24. Mayors, oh my. They just know so much about running schools. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
27. Duncan is clearly crazy |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:18 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I hear his hook shot is to die for |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
52. As Long As Someone Has No Experience In Professional Public Education, |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
30. Amazing how this thread is sinking. |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Duncan Thinks This is Going to Solve the Problems |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 10:22 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Corrupt mayors, fundy mayors, all sorts of weirdness would come out of the wookwork |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. I am seriously interested in hearing what is good about this |
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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
33. No! Let the sheriffs do it. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
46. LOL |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
36. That sounds pretty stupid. |
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lutefisk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
38. He really belonged in the Bush administration. Heck of a jumpshot, Arne. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
40. I distrust Duncan, but I'm divided on this--I don't know if mayors can be much worse than |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Think about it, a RW fundy is elected as mayor, |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. yeah, as bad as regular admins are, that would be worse. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Just what we need - MORE politics in our schools. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 04:25 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Yeah, this has been keeping me on low simmer all day too, |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:32 AM Response to Reply #41 |
47. The thought of this lost me sleep last night. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:46 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Good morning sunshine! |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
44. Wrong again, Arne, you dumbfuck. n/t |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
49. He's Already Failed |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. But this isn't even a good strategy for urban schools |
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