The ideologues who have always wanted to privatize public education are now running the state of Michigan. In the past, we called them right-wing extremists; now they are called “reformers.” They plan to dissolve all district boundaries and to push through funding changes to disestablish public schools.
Governor Rick Snyder has a catchy phrase for eliminating public education: any time, any place, any way, any pace. Or, here’s the money, spend it where you want. Trust the marketplace.
Nancy Flanagan explains here.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Public education was successful in this country when run by the local community. Education needs to be left to the experts in education, not politicians or philantropists. If Governor Rick Snyder understood what he was talking about he would not be so anxious to drop the ball and sell out.
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A Little Bit of History Repeated …
Anyone with a working long-term memory knows where this agenda to “Starve Public Schools Out Of Existence” came from.
And you can look it up …
Richard DeVos Advocates “Stealth” Strategy Against Public Education
Strategy for Privatizing Public Schools Spelled Out by Dick DeVos in 2002
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An edumart free for all. Never in my wildest dreams … Truly alarming.
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“Edumart”.
Very true, very funny, yet very sad all at the same time.
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Interesting that Gov. Snyder’s catchy phrase “any time, any place, any way, any pace” sounds an awful lot like Bill Gates’ big 2011 goal for Microsoft software: “great software, any time, any place and on any device”.
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This legislation is not a slam-dunk yet. My very conservative state senator, Rick Jones, has already come out against it. He has sent emails to constituents stating he will vote against it based on the erosion of local control of schools. So, there is hope! All Michigan residents must contact their legislators to voice their opposition!!
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The TEAGOP-controlled legislature is currently waging a massive smash-&-grab operation to pass edu-mart, charter trigger, RTW (rob the worker), and EM re-animation bills all in a dead of winter lame duck session while they think no one is looking.
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There are a couple of Facebook pages that are good for keeping up with education issues on the Michigan front:
• Michigan Parents For Schools
• Save Michigan’s Public Schools
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Another One for the BTDT* Files …
Michigan latest to attempt implementation of ALEC-inspired school reform identical to Louisiana’s — even cloning the Recovery School District (RSD)
* Been There, Done That
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Ann Arbor school board : New legislation carves ‘superhighway’ for for-profit companies to take over education
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