UNIONS OPPOSE FIXING DC SCHOOLS -- Just A Minute Radio for Friday120525

Puzzling troubles with the Internet and computer transmission buzz around on a busy week’s end. We’re trying to wrap things up and the tally lights on the modem go screwy and two calls to tech support don’t bring answers – etc. etc. so I hope you’re getting this OK. I’m just unsure… do so forgive the erratic typing and things. The Gremlins will go away when I get repellant – which is PRAYER!

This issue of Union bosses getting Mr. Obama to hold off on fixing the public school problems is a really tough one. He has a LOT of constituents in Washington DC (and NYC) who are really hurting to get their school systems straightened out. And Charter schools (which are still public schools but operate under more freedom to get things done….fixed…repaired) are hamstrung because the Democrats particularly are almost all in charge of the educational unions and that’s an entire other story.

But what’s happening is the children’s educational needs are being pushed under because the Education Union Leaders are pledged to Mr. Obama’s party – and they want to be the ones in charge of who gets to call the shots in the school house. Meantime about half the kids in public schools get about 55% of an education and the kids who are lucky enough to get into the improved charter schools and the better things they are able to accomplish being free of union entanglement let’s them achieve at a 94% level. The ‘run of the mill’ school kids are struggling with a 54% level of schooling. It’s not fair and I don’t blame the parents for being angry about it.

I’m praying there will be a breakthrough for the children’s education soon. I hope and pray you will too! Things will change when enough parents sincerely and effectively complain to their school boards to quit this discriminating in favor of union domination. (Whew – OK I mop my brow.)

OK… have a great weekend – and I’ll be praying for better schools for the overcrowded and under achieving public school children. They deserve better! And the 94% school achievers know it can be done.

Cordially, IN HIM

Jack & Barbara

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UNIONS OPPOSE FIXING DC SCHOOLS

Just a Minute: Question: Why would union leadership oppose improving the situation in DC public schools? Could it be that Voucher Program students are outperforming their public school peers by 90% scores to 55% scores? Why would educators’ unions oppose such progress? Would it possibly be the program is hugely popular among parents and four pupils apply for every available slot?

Answer: You guessed it! I know that’s hard to believe but apparently the union organizers – as reported both in the Washington Post and the Wall St. Journal say the unions do NOT – repeat NOT – want any expansion of the current program whatsoever. That doesn’t sound very hopeful for the students and their parents does it?

The fly in the ointment is the demand far exceeding supply. Statistics from New York show 133,000 applications for the 14,600 seats they have available for next year. Only in public education do we see obstruction by union politics.

Mr. Romney is on the right side of this issue, Mr. Obama is not. Want to let your legislators know?

<> I’m Jack Buttram. (END)

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