FAIRFIELD—Following a speech on education, (click here) former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush praised Connecticut’s recent education reform package as a success. But comments during his half-hour talk revealed stark ideological differences between he and Gov. Dannel Malloy on the place of labor unions in our schools.
“I don’t think there should be public unions, period. There’s a conflict of interest here,” Bush said Wednesday.
The comment drew applause from the audience in a small auditorium at the General Electric complex, which hosted the event sponsored by the Connecticut Policy Institute. The institute was founded by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley, who spoke briefly before Bush.
Bush, son of former President George H.W. Bush and brother of former President George W. Bush, was invited to speak about the education reform his state passed while he was governor. Those changes have seen drastic improvements in Florida’s nationwide standing on education. Bush now serves as the chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education’s board of directors....
It would be an interesting match up for 2016, Rahm vs Bush.
The press always like to soft ball it with education. It is a soft target for politicians. The Bushes always pretend to have the answer for education when it fact they see profits at the end of the rainbow.
Jeb needs to watch his approach to 2016, because he has already made an statement before Congressional Committees grossly misrepresenting the economic recovery since his brother from 2000 to 2008. Jeb called the economic recovery under President Obama L-shaped. It isn't. It isn't "W" shaped either. It is a "V" shaped recovery and has been since the FIRST DAY President Obama took office. Needless to say, Jeb knows less than nothing about economic trends which ultimately effect education when local school districts cannot raise taxes due to economic collapse, foreclosures, destruction of neighborhoods and loss of a tax base with little chance of recovery unless the federal government helps in big ways.
Of course, Jeb never had to demonstrate his ability to handle his brother's economic crisis because he left office as Governor in 2007. That fact is an interesting one all by itself when on realizes Paulson was in office since 2006. Whatever.
The USA doesn't need more of "No Child Left Behind." It didn't work and there is no reason to continue to pander to Jeb Bush as a Republican willing to cross over to the other side on education. We don't need it. We need the dignity of teachers returned to its rightful place with union contracts that work for parents and students. It can be done and should be done.
The press always like to soft ball it with education. It is a soft target for politicians. The Bushes always pretend to have the answer for education when it fact they see profits at the end of the rainbow.
Jeb needs to watch his approach to 2016, because he has already made an statement before Congressional Committees grossly misrepresenting the economic recovery since his brother from 2000 to 2008. Jeb called the economic recovery under President Obama L-shaped. It isn't. It isn't "W" shaped either. It is a "V" shaped recovery and has been since the FIRST DAY President Obama took office. Needless to say, Jeb knows less than nothing about economic trends which ultimately effect education when local school districts cannot raise taxes due to economic collapse, foreclosures, destruction of neighborhoods and loss of a tax base with little chance of recovery unless the federal government helps in big ways.
Of course, Jeb never had to demonstrate his ability to handle his brother's economic crisis because he left office as Governor in 2007. That fact is an interesting one all by itself when on realizes Paulson was in office since 2006. Whatever.
The USA doesn't need more of "No Child Left Behind." It didn't work and there is no reason to continue to pander to Jeb Bush as a Republican willing to cross over to the other side on education. We don't need it. We need the dignity of teachers returned to its rightful place with union contracts that work for parents and students. It can be done and should be done.
