Amen Brother Amen!
In Fact Atlas done did Shrug in my neck of the woods! Third Year of Academic Emergency and this years Graduating Class Shrunk from 152 (which was the number of their Freshman Class) to under 100 this year. (I am informed by an Ex-Principal Over 30 Left for Private or Home School)
We just built a New Multi-Million Dollar School complex (I guess New School Buildings will Improve those Test Scores) and a New Levy just went down to defeat for a Sports Complex and the Teachers are Livid we did not SUPPORT the Schools... This is the Same Bunch who WENT ON STRIKE (HIGHER WAGES) FOR THE CHILDREN... They ALso Brought in the UNITED MINE WORKERS to Help Bust the Scabs... Scabs are Defined as Teachers who went and Actually taught the Children while our Esteemed Educators made a Literal Ass of themselves on TV with video footage of Beating on Cars with Boards and Ballbats, Egging Teachers who crossed the Picket line and Encouraging Student to Throw Desks and Chairs out of Third Story Windows...
And you want to know why they went out on strike???? Because the Board of Education wanted to Institute Teacher Testing and Evaluations. Gee I wonder why we are in Academic Emergency now???
(/Rant)