tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960846900796255463.post330375643981340854..comments2023-09-03T06:45:28.177-04:00Comments on School Choice Now: Virginia Walden Ford: "I am offended" by racist Louisiana teachers' union attacksAmerican Federation for Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050462521010308507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960846900796255463.post-48118480884346640512012-09-03T11:35:12.555-04:002012-09-03T11:35:12.555-04:00Perhaps Virginia Walden Ford was simply not aware ...Perhaps Virginia Walden Ford was simply not aware of the larger context in which the comments attributed to the Louisiana Federation of Teachers were alleged made. BAEO did, in fact, provide heavy support for the voucher bill in Louisiana. This bill, championed (falsely, I might add) as a way for low income children to escape "failing schools" led directly to the approval of various schools with NO EVALUATION of the schools and the curriculum each of them was using. The textbooks in a number of these schools, did, in fact, allege that the KKK worked closely with local groups to improve the communities. Louisiana Federation of Teachers merely pointed out that BAEO did support the laws that led directly to this outcome. BAEO opposed any real accountability for the schools receiving the tax dollars. BAEO supports and works closely with the Louisiana Charter School Association, a group that has supported schools which are clearly involved in discrimination against African-Americans, against children with special needs, and against low income students. These facts are conveniently ignored as the money pours into BAEO from special interests who do NOT have the interest of African-American students at heart, but instead, have their own profit motives in mind as they ignore the segregation of the charters and private and parochial schools not subject (thanks in large part to BAEO) to any real accountability. Noel Hammatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027807400033489793noreply@blogger.com