The Washington Post recently wrote an editorial defending Common Core and excusing Jeb Bush’s sudden change of tactics. Mercedes Schneider sent in an op-ed piece to explain what the Post got wrong. Her article was shunted over to “letters to the editor,” where it was rejected. She posted her response here.
Were the Common Core standards really developed by the states? Did the federal government have nothing to do with them? Does Jeb Bush really believe in state-created standards? Mercedes explains to those who care to know.
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Jeff Bezos of Amazon? He owns the Washington Post.
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“The Presstitutes”
The Presstitutes
Dress up in suits
And go to work at Post
While journalist
Is simply dissed
Cuz Katharine’s a ghost
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Sadly that this was killed by the WaPo doesn’t surprise me. Long before Jeff Bezos bought the paper it was a cheerleader for the corporate reform movement.
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Good luck Mercedes in tutoring/teaching the Post. A once grand paper. Had a whole host of problems with DC’s African- American community in the 80’s and 90’s and now. We plan on getting a puppy soon. I hope the pup won’t mind using the Post for house-breaking.
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Can’t go spreading the truth to the masses, now, can we?
Can you imagine what would happen if well written and informed pieces like this were to become widely published and quoted in the mainstream media?
Letter to the Editor:
Let the people read, see, and hear both sides of the argument. Equal time. Let your media outlet honestly educate the masses so that the people can judge for themselves.
Sincerely,
J.Q. Public
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Dying to read this but can’t seem to open it. Can someone provide the name so I can look it up somewhere else. Thanks
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Try this, Mel:
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Thank you…it worked!!
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