According to Media Matters:
The Wall Street Journal this morning failed to report ties between the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and controversial "parent-trigger" legislation that would allow parents to take over and convert public schools to charter schools. They also failed to report that the Journal's parent company, News Corp, is a member of ALEC. The Journal's treatment of the legislation also cited no criticism of the proposal, which has been described as an effort "to manipulate parents into letting [the charter school lobby] privatize more public schools."WSJ's parent company, New Corp. is owned by international publishing criminal Rupert Murdoch whose chief henchman is Joel Klein. Klein, the former New York City schools chancellor, is recognized as one of the godfathers of corporate school reform and school privatization.
The MM piece quotes Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of Class Size Matters, who calls the parent trigger "an underhanded trick by the charter lobby to manipulate parents into letting them privatize more public schools."
Of course class size matters. When I was in school, there was too many kids to take care of and the teacher's were over-whelmed! This is just another way to save money for Republican Gov. or else they want Corporate Education. For Profit education profits the wealthy. I'm so and tired that I wish these people would just do what's right. Leave the teachers and the kids alone. Too much testing is too much for both the teacher and the children. You know when I was in school. I did not do well with testing, but I knew the answers. I leave you with that thought.
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