This is nothing short of a scandal. A public good is being hijacked by those who are in business for profit.
No longer is teaching considered a career, a profession.
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Why not go after police and fire pensions? We know the answer to that question.
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There is no teacher "shortage" anywhere in the United States, so this list is bunk.
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The notion of "parent triggers," which astroturf "parent" organizations funded by the usual billionaire suspects take over traditional public schools and can convert them to charters, is sure to shoot the reformers in the ass.
It's like when one "reform" is shown not to work, they start on another one just as harebrained and unworkable.
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John Dean remembers Watergate, the break-in of which happened 40 years ago this month:
Contrary to popular belief, The Washington Post did not crack the case, so to speak. Rather, that was done by government investigators with subpoena power, backed up by the federal courts, who kept the story in the news, day after day. However, Bradlee made Watergate a major story within the Washington Beltway, important to members of the House and Senate, to federal judges, and to federal investigators. For this reason, the story did not disappear, as Nixon and his White House colleagues believed it would, after his overwhelming reelection victory.
Had Ben Bradlee not been determined to press the Watergate story, it would have disappeared, for no other news organization was really covering it. Nixon’s abuses of the processes of government would have remained buried, and I shudder to think of the consequences. For me, Ben Bradlee has always been THE hero of Watergate, so I was delighted to see him receive another well-deserved tribute, not to mention to have the chance to visit with him at a dinner that he and wife Sally Quinn held for the panelists, after the event, at their home.
Say what you want about Sally Quinn, and yours truly has mentioned her on a few posts. She knows how to throw a dinner party.
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