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   kreole said, over 2 years ago

   Good cartoon…and the upside down book….
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   cdward said, over 2 years ago

   I sigh for my Texas nieces.
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   furnituremaker said, over 2 years ago

   that’s exactly why my folks sent me to school in New Mexico.
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   SaltWaterCroc said, over 2 years ago

   And even better, the less educated they are, the more likely they are to vote for Perry. You essentially have two levels of education in Texas - private ($20k per year on up) or public. The wealthy get educated and move on, the rest of us are responsible for educating our kids (after working 10-12 hour days). Welcome to Texas!
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   Patrick JB Flynn said, over 2 years ago

   Texas, the shining star for the nation. Inspiration, at least, for the Wisconsin Republican legislature. Less money for education = more money for big biz— in the short run—to the bottom. Then we’ll have some real trickle down, that being the GOP and their corporate sponsors pissing on the work force, union or not.
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   Rockngolfer said, over 2 years ago

   That’s Florida, too. Thanks mostly to Jeb! and the new gov.
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   W(ar).Crime said, over 2 years ago

   Florida’s education system is well on its way.
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   walruscarver2000 said, over 2 years ago

   Only two states turned down federal aid to education this year. Texas and Alaska. ‘Nuff said.
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   Wildcard24365 said, over 2 years ago

   Workforce?
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    Simon_Jester said, over 2 years ago

    You couple this with the recent attempt to re-write school History textbooks in TX, and it gets even worse.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/education/13texas.html
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    Dudley Didereaux said, over 2 years ago

    …as if Texas ever had a single over educated person come out of its schools. They have been vying with Mississippi for the bottom rung for decades.
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    PastorFred said, over 2 years ago

    Unfortunately, in this country anything over a 9th grade education is considered “overeducated”.
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    Jade said, over 2 years ago

    God Bless America. *
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    spyderred said, over 2 years ago

    Remember how, under Reagan, the peasants - sorry, populace was told to lower expectations. Soon it will reach the point where the populace can’t spell expectations, so the word will disappear. Taking the mid-east’s despots as examples, the elephants have found that an ignorant, impoverished population is easier to control, and doesn’t complain about being milked.
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    jmattadams said, over 2 years ago

    Public education is public education no matter which states it’s in. I attended public schools in Texas and the entire time, I thought of too many of my teachers, “What the hell is wrong with you???” I was a B student. Then I graduated and went to college, which I paid for and was taught by teachers who actually had reason to care about educating and was a straight A student. I actually learned me a thing er two in college. In summary, the point of public school is just to survive and be outsmart your teachers. It’s college, where you’re really going to learn anything.
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