Simply put that's exactly correct . On Feb 9, 2017 4:58 AM, "mitchscove" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Remember that we pay taxes for the benefit of society, including you and > me. Preparing kids to keep the dream alive is good for all of us. Used to > be that passing the last school levy also boosted property values. The > problem with public schools today is that politicians are more prone to > gift public sector unions with pension benefits than with raises. That > way, they can stay within budget while in office ,,, and they can still > harvest campaign contributions and votes from union members. How > convenient?! A guaranteed career in office and the bill doesn't come > crashing down on the voters until long after they're gone. > > One reason the cost of college has gone through the roof is that public > sector union pensions have pushed state university funding out of state > budgets. Colleges have to build lavish student centers to attract students > from around the world to make up for state revenue lost. > > Kids are going to be educated on your dime. The question is whether you > want to fund teachers' pension benefits through your taxes along with the > cost of their salaries. > > On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 7:39:52 PM UTC-5, brine wrote: >> >> So how does this statement: >> >> A big part of DeVos’ campaign to promote school choice is expanding the >> charter school sector. Demand for charter schools, which are publicly >> funded but privately managed, has been on the rise in recent years, >> according to Dr Whitehurst. >> >> Not say she is for charter schools, which I oppose!! >> >> Remember, I never had children but 73% of my property taxes pay for a >> "failed school system" ... why should over 6K of my hard earned money pay >> for that crap??? >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 6:44 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> That's incorrect Brine: >>> >>> >>> *Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on School Choice, Vouchers and Religion* >>> http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/02/07/education-sec >>> retary-betsy-devos-on-school-choice-vouchers-and-religion.html >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Brian Bednarek <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Why I am against De Vos is that she is all for charter schools and tax >>>> payers paying for private school ... not what I want!!! She actually worked >>>> with Corey Booker when he was Mayor of Newark, NJ on their charter school >>>> programs. >>>> >>>> It also feels like she bought her way into the administration with >>>> about $200 million in donations. >>>> >>>> http://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/01/17/devos-sa >>>> ys-its-possible-her-family-has-donated-200m-to-republicans/# >>>> 1d9c776a4268 >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 2:15 PM, mitchscove <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Millions of dollars have been contributed by the NEA and AFT to the 10 >>>>> Democratic committee members to defeat Republican challengers, according >>>>> to >>>>> OpenSecrets.org. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee begins >>>>> confirmation hearings on DeVos Wednesday. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> DeVos is one of eight Trump Cabinet nominees who are “troublesome” and >>>>> will be prime targets for defeat, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of >>>>> New York announced >>>>> <https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-04/eight-trump-cabinet-nominees-called-troublesome-by-schumer> >>>>> Jan. 4. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Among the Democrats on the committee who never attended public >>>>> school are Sen. Robert Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania, Rhode Island’s Sen. >>>>> Sheldon Whitehouse, and Colorado’s Sen. Michael Bennet. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Casey and his father are regarded as the most famous alumni of >>>>> Scranton Preparatory School, a Catholic Jesuit preparatory day school >>>>> in Pennsylvania. Casey’s daughters, Caroline Casey and Julia Madeline, >>>>> also >>>>> attended Scranton Prep. >>>>> >>>>> NEA and AFT together have given more than $60,000 to Casey’s campaigns >>>>> over the years. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Whitehouse attended >>>>> <http://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/27/style/the-betrothal-of-sandra-c-thornton-to-sheldon-whitehouse-announced.html> >>>>> St. >>>>> Paul’s School, a private boarding school situated on 2,000 rolling >>>>> acres near Concord, New Hampshire. His daughter, Molly, attended the >>>>> Wheeler School in Providence, while his son, Alexander, attended a private >>>>> boarding school. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Whitehouse has not stated outright how he will vote on the DeVos >>>>> nomination, but he reportedly told a local town meeting that he >>>>> “questioned >>>>> whether DeVos had ever entered a public school, drawing laughs.” >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Whitehouse said during a 2012 Senate debate that he sent his children >>>>> to private school because he wanted “the best education that I can for >>>>> them, >>>>> and I felt that, in their circumstances, the places that I chose to send >>>>> them were the best schools for them,” as The Daily Caller News Foundation >>>>> previously reported >>>>> <http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/06/revealed-dem-senator-bashing-betsy-devos-had-no-problem-personally-profiting-from-charter-schools/#ixzz4VD1MiPdo> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Bennet attended St. Alban’s, one of Washington’s most elite private >>>>> schools. His private school background and lack of public education >>>>> experience didn’t sit well when he was tapped in 2005 as superintendent of >>>>> Denver’s public schools. Bennet’s daughter was attending the Logan >>>>> School for Creative Learning private academy when he was nominated. >>>>> She was reportedly taken out of the school. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Bennet got $82,000 from the NEA in his 2010 Senate campaign. The >>>>> teachers union independently spent $1.9 million to defeat Bennet’s >>>>> Republican opponent Ken Buck. The AFT gave Bennett $57,000 in 2010. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Minnesota Sen. Al Franken’s two children attend Dalton School, >>>>> described by the liberal-leaning Daily Beast as “one of New York’s >>>>> most exclusive and rigorous private schools and boasts an impressive >>>>> roster >>>>> of celebrity alumni, including Anderson Cooper and Claire Danes.” >>>>> Dalton’s application asks parents to list any prestigious titles they >>>>> hold, >>>>> including, “Princess, Senate and Ambassador,” according to TheDaily Beast. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Franken describes Dalton as “a very high-powered, expensive New York >>>>> City private high school.” How expensive? Dalton’s tuition >>>>> <http://www.dalton.org/information/admissions/tuition_and_financial_assistance> >>>>> is currently $44,640 a year. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Franken’s daughter, Thomasin, is director >>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasin-franken-2369252b> of extended >>>>> learning at DC Prep, which provides managerial assistance to >>>>> “high-performing charter schools.” >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> NEA gave Franken $10,000 in campaign funds. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Tom Hassan, husband of Sen. Maggie Hassan and the newest Democratic >>>>> member of the Senate Committee on Education, served as principal of the >>>>> elite Phillips Exeter Academy. Hassan’s daughter, Margaret, also attended >>>>> the Academy. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hassan last year was censured >>>>> <http://www.unionleader.com/Tom-Hassan-accepts-censure-in-Phillips-Exeter-scandal> >>>>> by the Association of Boarding Schools for failing to disclose sexual >>>>> misconduct charges against a faculty member who later received an >>>>> education >>>>> award. Hassan left the academy in 2015. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sen. Maggie Hassan received $10,000 from the NEA in 2016, and the >>>>> union also independently spent $1.5 million against her Republican >>>>> opponent, Sen. Kelly Ayotte, according to the FEC. AFT also spent $4,400 >>>>> to >>>>> defeat Ayotte. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s granddaughter, Otavia Tyagi, attends the >>>>> trendy Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California. Westlake >>>>> alumni include such Hollywood stars as Shirley Temple, Candice Bergen, >>>>> Jamie Lee Curtis, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bridget Fonda, June Lockhart, >>>>> Myrna Loy, and Tori Spelling. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Educator Frederick Hess, author of “Cage-Busting Teacher” and >>>>> “Education Unbound” called it “hypocritical” for elected officials who >>>>> benefited from private schools to deny the same opportunity to others, >>>>> especially those from economically less privileged neighborhoods. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> “It’s just bizarre to see people who have exercised those school >>>>> options suggesting that it’s somehow problematic or malicious to extend >>>>> those options to all families,” said Hess, who is also executive editor of >>>>> Education Next. >>>>> >>>>> None of the six senators responded to The Daily Caller News >>>>> Foundation’s request for comment. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://dailysignal.com/2017/01/09/senate-dems-set-to-scrutin >>>>> ize-trumps-ed-secretary-pick-attended-private-schools/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 10:24:59 AM UTC-5, OhioMark wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Can you say hypocrisy? Can you say massive hypocrisy? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>>>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>>>> >>>>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>>>> * It's active and moderated. 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