| Nancy F. Chewning, an assistant principal in Roanoke, Virginia, eviscerated TIME magazine for its cover story about teachers who are allegedly "Rotten Apples." This impassioned article went viral. "Have you characterized doctors or nurses on your cover as Rotten Apples? You have not. Is the government setting impossible benchmarks for doctors and nurses to make"No, they are not. Why? Because money talks in this country. The American Medical Association spent $18,250,000 in 2013 and $15,070,000 so far in 2014 lobbying our government; in fact, they rank number 8 in terms of organizations lobbying our government for influence. The NEA isn't even in the ball park with the AMA, as they rank 221st.
"As Senator Elizabeth Warren has so aptly stated, "The system is rigged," and it is definitely rigged against public education. In the latest Gallup poll, 75% of American parents said |
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