"Why America's teachers are enraged" by Diane Ravitch

[proud2BlibKansan]

Editor's note: Diane Ravitch is a historian of education and the author of the best seller "The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education."

(CNN) -- Thousands of teachers, nurses, firefighters and other public sector workers have camped out at the Wisconsin Capitol, protesting Republican Gov. Scott Walker's efforts to reduce their take-home pay -- by increasing their contribution to their pension plans and health care benefits -- and restrict their collective bargaining rights.

Republicans control the state Legislature, and initially it seemed certain that Walker's proposal would pass easily. But then the Democrats in the Legislature went into hiding, leaving that body one vote shy of a quorum. As of this writing, the Legislature was at a standstill as state police searched high and low for the missing lawmakers.

Like other conservative Republican governors, including Chris Christie of New Jersey, John Kasich of Ohio, Mitch Daniels of Indiana and Rick Scott of Florida, the Wisconsin governor wants to sap the power of public employee unions, especially the teachers' union, since public education is the single biggest expenditure for every state.

more . . . http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/20/ravitch.teachers.blamed/

On Edit - to make the Subject clearer per comments below - Lithos, DU Moderator

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Your OP gives the impression that the nation's teachers are enraged *by* Diane Ravitch..

I now see that she's the author of an essay on CNN.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. That headline had me going "Huh?" too.

[LeftishBrit]

4. Me too!

And even as an outsider, I was thinking, 'Huh? Surely American teachers right now have more important things to be outraged about than about Diane Ravitch!'

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Too late to edit - sorry

But yes, Ravitch does cause me to be enraged. Her work that is - exposing the deformers :)

[Lithos]

8. I edited it for you to help out

-L

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Bless you!

Much better. Thanks so so much!!

Another reason most mods rock!

[Bozita]

3. CNN put a link in the piece to a column by that assclown Roland Martin

Martin just doesn't get it. He still thinks this is about health insurance and pensions. He seems to be unaware of the fact that the money issues were resolved on Friday afternoon.

You can read his shit here:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/19/martin.wisconsin/index.html?iref=allsearch

And yes, Ravitch is spot on.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. He is an assclown indeed

Where did he come from?

[Starry Messenger]

5. k&r

[bbgrunt]

6. the constant assault on teachers is boiling over:

"Teachers across the nation reacted with alarm when the leaders of the Central Falls district in Rhode Island threatened to fire the entire staff of the small town's only high school. What got their attention was that Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and President Obama thought this was a fine idea, even though no one at the high school had been evaluated."