Latest News and Comment from Education

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

John King’s Gift to Parents | EduShyster

John King’s Gift to Parents | EduShyster:

John King’s Gift to Parents

John King just gave New York parents the perfect spark to fuel the boycott fire.

By Sue Altman

John King cancelled a town hall style meeting in Garden City, NY this week where he was scheduled to discuss policy around testing and education reform. Following a raucous meeting in Poughkeepsie, King accused “special interests” of “manipulating parents” and called off the show.
Gasp! My goodness, will someone please tell us, who are these “special interests” that lurk so menacingly this October? Are they swashbuckling pirates wheeling and dealing crooked deals in yachts off South Hampton? Or thuggish crowbar-swinging hit men sent by mobsters from Merrick?  Who are these