This is a repost, because I forgot to put in the link to the article.
Anita Senkowski is a blogger in northern Michigan who strikes fear in the hearts of frauds and phonies. Her last target, a charter entrepreneur who made off with millions, is in prison.
In this post, she declares the State Superintendent of Public Education in Michigan a weasel. She has a photo of a cute little weasel.
Superintendent Brian Whiston said on a public radio show that school Choice hadn’t worked in Michigan.
“During the segment Whiston drew a hard line in the sand on charter schools — one of Michigan Republicans’ favorite education schemes.
“Asked about the performance thus far of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Whiston said it was too early to make a complete call, but he skewered the idea that “school choice” — i.e. charter schools — were the silver bullet to Michigan’s education woes.
“While I do support choice – and I want to be clear on that – it’s probably taken us backwards overall.”
“School choice is important. I support school choice, but Michigan has proven that school choice isn’t the answer,” he said. “If school choice was the answer, Michigan would be the top performing state because we have more choice than just about any other state.”
After the show, he began backtracking, trying to explain that he didn’t mean what he said, looking over his shoulder at the choice-loving governor and legislature.
Weasel.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
How about a link to Ms. Senkowski’s blog, since you find it so laudable?
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It is now fixed. Look again. Senior moments happen.
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Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath. Non-educator weasel. Pushed for “home rule” for Dallas ISD (which would have eliminated the district’s elected school board) when he was Dallas Superintendent. Proponent of charters and privatization. Still trying to figure out what qualifies him to lead the Texas Education Agency (other than a political appointment from a like-minded governor).
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The Superintended has perfected double speak.
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He may be a weasel, but like the rest of his cohort, he’s terrified of the predators – governor, state legislature committee heads, De Vos, et. al – further up the food chain,
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They all are, Michael.
And the predators up the food chain are themselves either beholden to the special interests which give them money to run for office again, or they are so wealthy (like De Vos) that they can pressure the peons lower down to do their bidding.
Oy!
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