Armstrong Williams
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From the Washington Post:
The Hoffmania blog has some choice examples of Armstrong Williams "outreach", helping parents take advantage of the law. Apparently, one needs to hate teachers' unions in order to get the benefit of the NCLB Act. (Which seems strange to me, but obviously, I don't know what I'm talking about. After all, I can't even figure out how promoting a law that involves governmental ratings in allocation of funds promotes parental involvement in checking their kid's homework.)
And, most amusing is this Williams quote:
Sadly, this is only one of a series of cladestine propaganda projects from the administration. Let's hope that the flap over this, and the ones already exposed, will get some investigation into this unethical and illegal practice of the Bush administration. It would be nice if we could restrict the lying to the people Mr. Bush actually appoints to lie to us, and cut back on contracting it out.
From the Washington Post:
In response to questions yesterday, the Education Department put out an inane statement saying that "children do better in school when their parents are involved, which is why the Department has undertaken broad outreach to help parents -- particularly those in minority and low-income communities -- take advantage of the No Child Left Behind law."Outreach. Yeah. To help parents. Uh-hunh.
The Hoffmania blog has some choice examples of Armstrong Williams "outreach", helping parents take advantage of the law. Apparently, one needs to hate teachers' unions in order to get the benefit of the NCLB Act. (Which seems strange to me, but obviously, I don't know what I'm talking about. After all, I can't even figure out how promoting a law that involves governmental ratings in allocation of funds promotes parental involvement in checking their kid's homework.)
And, most amusing is this Williams quote:
In case anyone missed the point, during the 2003 NEA convention delegates approved business item 11, which directs NEA officials not to use the title "No Child Left Behind" Act. In other words the level of opposition is so great that union representatives are barred from even raising the words "No Child Left Behind" to consciousness for examination.Say, while we're on the topic of controlling the dialogue about education reform...is there anything you'd like to tell us, Armstrong?
By deciding that the very words "No Child Left Behind" do not deserve to be heard, the NEA goes beyond regulating education reform, and seeks to regulate the dialogue itself.
Sadly, this is only one of a series of cladestine propaganda projects from the administration. Let's hope that the flap over this, and the ones already exposed, will get some investigation into this unethical and illegal practice of the Bush administration. It would be nice if we could restrict the lying to the people Mr. Bush actually appoints to lie to us, and cut back on contracting it out.
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