Tuesday, February 24, 2004

The nation's largest teachers' union is a terrorist organization, so says Rod Paige, President Bush's Secretary of Education. Mr. Paige slurred this country's teachers because of their opposition to the federal No Child Left Behind law. We've been consistent critics of NCLB too, so if the blog suddenly disappears, it might be due to some zealot from the federal government using the enormous powers of the so-called Patriot Act to stifle further dissent. As more and more schools are labeled as "non-performing," state legislatures across the country - including those dominated by Republicans - are revolting against this law. Just as the President and his administration have recklessly questioned the patriotism of anyone who opposes their policy in Iraq, they now label those who oppose their education policy as terrorists which, after 9/11, is pretty despicable.

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