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Let’s complete the circle with a closing visit to
the granddad of public school dismantling, the Jeb Bush “Foundation for
Excellence in Education (FEE)” The title should have added “as long as
that education squeezes a corporate profit out of every kid.” Or, as his
Website readily attest in a listing of goals; School Choice: The
foundation for excellence in education
“Families need the financial freedom to attend
schools that meet their needs. The Foundation supports policies that
empower families to choose a public, charter, private, virtual or home
school.”
FEE commands giant donations; some in excess of a
million dollars. Bill and Melinda Gates anted up a mil or so. News Corp
was right up there. The DeVos Foundation (Amway) was highly generous as
well. Mr. and Mrs. are huge school choice advocates. Betsy DeVos has
headed the Michigan State Republican Party four different times. Charter
Schools USA threw a couple of bucks Jeb’s way and the other donors knew
what they were buying: a giant can of public school “Whoop A**.”
That’s the agenda. And it’s being carried out by a
deceitful amalgam of corporations, foundations, politicians and
extremists. Now you know of at least one of the ‘kill off public
schools’ conga lines; headed by ALEC, abetted by Jeb Bush and held
together with high-sounding right-wing foundations and organizations.
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