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Oh, I can see that you have a lot of catching up to do on education.

First, they plan to create a public school preschool to equalize the preschool experience between the underprivileged and the rest of the country. We wouldn’t want the white kids learning to read before they start school, now would we?

Then, they plan to do away with special education classification, putting the alcohol and impaired kids back into the regular classroom, putting the gifted kids into that same classroom, because they figure that the gifted kids will fend for themselves.

Next they include some classes in cultural diversity and ethnic studies, as well as political activism under the guise of involving the community in the school system.

They finish it off by making 11th and 12th grades optional. In WA state, it is just 12th grade that they want to be optional. The under performing students will be sent to trade schools or put directly into union apprenticeships.

Finally, they want to privatize all scholarships and grant money for state colleges and universities through private foundations, like the Woods Foundation in Chicago, that Obama and Ayres operated.

Today, I heard that the state of WA wanted everyone to receive a Bachelor’s degree and require that jobs that previously required Bachelor’s degrees, now require an MA. Of course, it was announced a few weeks ago that Arnie Duncan wants to eliminate the pay differential for teachers with MA degrees.

There’s so much more to this, that I would have to write a book to explain it.

Here’s a link to the Politico that contains another link to the WA PO op-ed by Arne Duncan. Read it and come back with your questions. This is so important because it will influence the whole future of the country.