Posted on 01/23/2015 8:52:01 PM PST by Ray76
How was it that 48 governors entered Race-to-the-Top without knowing outcomes?
It was one of the many “crises” exploited by the Obama administration. While the public was focused on a series of radical moves coming in rapid-fire succession, like the health care bill and proposed trials and imprisonment of 9/11 terrorists on domestic soil, governors, worried about keeping school doors open, signed on. Many politicians and pundits praised Obama on this singular issue, repeating the official rhetoric about raising standards.
It stands to reason, though, that education policies would be consistent with Obama’s agenda. After all, one of his most controversial associations, highlighted during the 2008 presidential campaign, was with an education professor, Bill Ayers.
[The] former bomber and co-founder of the communist terrorist Weather Underground organization was Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. At the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, “the brainchild of Bill Ayers,” they funneled more than $100 million to radical groups like ACORN and Gamaliel, which used the funds to promote radical education. This initiative was also promoted by Arne Duncan, now Secretary of Education. Also as board members of the Woods Fund, Ayers and Obama channeled money to ACORN and the Midwest Academy.
When initial White House visitor logs were released in 2009, the administration quickly dismissed speculations about visits by “William Ayers.” That was a different William Ayers Americans were told.
It appears, however, that “the” Obama-friendly Bill Ayers has been visiting Washington, D.C. for education-related matters.
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Thanks for posting this.
Metmom
Really needs a ping to both lists
It’s getting to the point that I can not even read about these commie rats anymore. Anyone associated with progressivism and the “new” way of doing things is corrupt.
You got it.
It’s not only corruption. It’s power. They have laid the groundwork for complete take over by the federal govt. of virtually every aspect of our lives.
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I thought No Child Left Behind exempted home schoolers from federal interference regarding curriculum choices.
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