If You Want to Know Why Bill Gates and His Ilk

are so involved in education "reform," look no further than the rise of "virtual schools," whose teachers will ultimately be outsourced to other countries, once state licensure laws are scuttled.

This is an outrage. Of course, the billionaires will still be allowed to employ real teachers for their kids, but the lowlifes of the masses will get inferior educations with virtual books and virtual teachers.

It is a social disaster waiting to happen. School not only is about academics, it is also about students finding what their place is in the real world through human interaction with adults and with fellow students.

Articles here and here.

In Oregon, Gov. Kitzhaber has proven himself to be clueless when it comes to education:

Governor Jon Kitzhaber proposed earlier in the year to enact legislation giving every student in the state access to a full-time virtual school, stating that online schools cost 70-80 percent of a traditional school. Additionally he is proposing cutting transportation allocations and facilities grants as well as consolidating school districts and buildings. The State Board of Education last year recommended a funding model including “the appropriate percentage of special education children who should be enrolled in online schools.”

A "Democrat" who despises teachers. Just like Obama.