It's a Small Miracle I Suppose

that Valerie Strauss even has a job with the pro-privatization Washington Post. In her latest writing, she mentions the outrages in Florida whereby attempts are being made to gut teacher tenure, put teachers on renewable contracts, and gut the step system, which prevents further principal abuse of teachers:

Teachers and their supporters in Palm Beach County are communicating about the bill on Facebook at a page called Testing is Not Teaching, and in response, someone apparently connected to Republican legislators launched a counter page deceptively called “Support Florida’s Teachers.”

The folks running that page write in support of the legislation, and then delete posts from people who oppose it. Now that’s right in the spirit of the openness of the web, isn’t it?

The Senate bill was sponsored by state Sen. John Thrasher, the new head of Florida’s Republican Party. He calls the bill “the hammer,” which he says is necessary to force the Florida teachers union to end its opposition to merit pay for teachers.

I will say this for Thrasher: He doesn’t make any pretense about the heavy hand he believes should be used with Florida teachers.

This approach could easily spread beyond the borders of Florida. It’s everybody’s business.

Obama and Duncan, alleged Democrats, are aiding and abetting the destruction of public education and thus democracy.

How in the HELL did Obama EVER get to be the nominee?