| If Jeb Bush should run for President, this article bears re-reading. Bush spoke at a rightwing policy conference in Michigan, where he "trashed" public schools, saying that public education "dumbs down standards to make adults look better," a phrase often used by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan."
"Since he left office, the former Florida governor has become an evangelist for a certain strand of education reform; through his $19 million Foundation for Excellence in Education, he advocates for online education, grading schools based on test scores and forcing students to repeat grades if they don't pass standardized exams."Bush is also an ardent fan of vouchers. The Detroit Free Press ran a series of articles in July 2014 concluding that the state of Michigan spends $1 billion every year on charters with no accountability. |
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