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| The Governor and his Privateers are starving the Public Sector in Michigan out of existence for a reason, so that private corporations can complete their hostile takeover of all public services. They stopped being content with tax abatements, bailouts, bribes, incentives, kickbacks, and worker concessions a long time ago — they want nothing less than the automatic funneling of tax dollars directly into their private corporate bankrolls without the annoying interference of all us pesky commoners. | | The Governor and his Privateers are starving the Public Sector in Michigan out of existence for a reason, so that private corporations can complete their hostile takeover of all public services. They stopped being content with tax abatements, bailouts, bribes, incentives, kickbacks, and worker concessions a long time ago — they want nothing less than the automatic funneling of tax dollars directly into their private corporate bankrolls without the annoying interference of all us pesky commoners. |
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| Here's a good update on some of the things that educators, parent activists, and others will be doing over the Summer to protect our system of democratic education from hostile takeover by corporations, ideologues, and other private interests. | | Here's a good update on some of the things that educators, parent activists, and others will be doing over the Summer to protect our system of democratic education from hostile takeover by corporations, ideologues, and other private interests. |
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| What we are seeing in this country is not really | | What we are seeing in this country is not really |
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| ALEC's Restaurant | | ALEC's Restaurant |
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| There are now several sites where readers can begin getting up to speed on the “starve and supplant” tactics that the ALEC Axis is bringing to bear on several States at once. Here's 3 for starters: | | There are now several sites where readers can begin getting up to speed on the “starve and supplant” tactics that the ALEC Axis is bringing to bear on several States at once. Here's 3 for starters: |
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| PEDEB.com always *says* Private Enterprise Does Everything Better. Of course it does. That's its main advertizing line and it sells that advertizing line better than it sells anything else. But is that really true? Are most advertising lines really true? I don't think so. | | PEDEB.com always *says* Private Enterprise Does Everything Better. Of course it does. That's its main advertizing line and it sells that advertizing line better than it sells anything else. But is that really true? Are most advertising lines really true? I don't think so. |
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| http://dearborn.patch.com/articles/union-concessions-not-enough-to-save-48-teaching-jobs#comment_925831 | | http://dearborn.patch.com/articles/union-concessions-not-enough-to-save-48-teaching-jobs#comment_925831 |
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| + | What can you do about it? |
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| + | Recall — |
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| + | • http://www.firericksnyder.org/ |
| + | • http://www.firericksnyder.org/community/all-events-list |
| + | • http://www.facebook.com/pages/Recall-Governor-Rick-Snyder/113418962065885 |
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| + | Repeal — |
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| + | • http://repealpa4.org/ |
| + | • http://www.facebook.com/pages/Repeal-PA4-Emergency-Managers-Washtenaw-Area/137390633002568 |
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| + | • http://sites.google.com/site/rejectemergencymanagers/ |
| + | • http://www.facebook.com/rejectemergencymanagers |
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| + | http://dearborn.patch.com/articles/union-concessions-not-enough-to-save-48-teaching-jobs#comment_973574 |
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| + | I can see you have a lot of reading to catch up on this Summer ... |
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| + | First thing off, let's get you up to speed on the facts of life about the “Emergency Mangling” of Detroit Public Schools. Here's a couple of introductory articles from the Huffington Post — |
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| + | Detroit Announces New Authority For Failing Schools (June 20, 2011) |
| + | • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/detroit-announces-new-authority_n_880757.html |
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| + | Michigan Groups Sue Governor Snyder Over Emergency Manager Law (June 22, 2011) |
| + | • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/22/michigan-groups-sue-gov-s_n_882442.html |
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| + | And here's a couple of reports on the Broad Foundation, that we find behind the scenes of so many current raids on public education and so prominently mentioned in the Governerd's plans, not just for Detroit, but for Michigan at large — |
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| + | Seattle Education Blog • “The Broad Foundation” |
| + | • http://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/race-to-the-top/the-broad-foundation/ |
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| + | Seattle Education Blog • “Eli Broad’s Last Hurrah In Detroit?” |
| + | • http://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/eli-broad’s-last-hurrah-in-detroit/ |
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| + | Yes, it will all be on the test … |
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| + | http://dearborn.patch.com/articles/union-concessions-not-enough-to-save-48-teaching-jobs#comment_974911 |
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