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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Suddenly Democrats want to "work together"

  Hm. 
  Very interesting that the Wisconsin union leader Mike Langyel who was just interviewed by Megyn Kelly on Fox is repeating his mantra that all the Democrats and labor unionists want to do is to "work together" with the Republicans.
  Let's just work together on a government that works for all the people, he says. Unions are just trying to "protect the children" (yes, he said that) "from this governor," whom he calls a "dictator" who is "ruling."
  Mike Langyel's goodie list for schools can be found here. He complains that the teachers/unions don't have the ability to shape the conditions under which students learn. The Daily Caller has a few salaries of the teachers and staff protesting.Information has also been released regarding the failure rate of Wisconsin students. 
  MacIver Institute:
Almost one out of every five Wisconsinites who took the ASVAB in 2009 was unable to hit that baseline score of 31 or better. Nearly one of two black students could stake the same unsuccessful claim. Unfortunately, these scores reflect some of the trends that have become starkly apparent in the Badger State. The student achievement here is disparate, and the educational results are mediocre despite high graduation rates.
  While evidence grows that the White House is actively working to crank up the union protests, the dollars that unions spent on Democrats are overwhelming. In fact, Trumka says he talks to someone at the White House every day, and visits 2-3 times weekly.
  Two thirds of Wisconsin 8th graders can't read proficiently. From CNS:
In the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests administered by the U.S. Department of Education in 2009—the latest year available—only 32 percent of Wisconsin public-school eighth graders earned a “proficient” rating while another 2 percent earned an “advanced” rating. The other 66 percent of Wisconsin public-school eighth graders earned ratings below “proficient,” including 44 percent who earned a rating of “basic” and 22 percent who earned a rating of “below basic.”
  Unexpectedly this "working together" meme only seems to be uttered when Democrats lose. 
  We can expect more of this until, of course, Democrats start winning again.
  Then, suddenly, it will be "I won" all over again.
  Hey, weak kneed Republicans, play some hard ball here. You've been elected to do a job.
  Now do it.

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