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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 08:57 AM
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Remember tommy thompson?
Edited on Mon May-04-09 08:58 AM by Dinger
he was our governor is Wisconsin. He has devastated our schools.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090504/GPG0101/905040533/1207/GPG01/School+cuts+strike+across+Wisconsin

"School cuts strike across Wisconsin
Districts increasing class sizes while cutting courses

More Wisconsin schools than ever are facing increased class sizes and severe program and service cuts to stay afloat, a recently released survey of school administrators reports.



Seventy percent of public schools increased class sizes last year, and nearly 63 percent offered fewer courses.

Technical education and vocational classes are disappearing, and more than half the superintendents said they will cut programs such as art, music and foreign language over the next three years.

Schools are forced to cut back on academic opportunities because they already have reduced or eliminated in other areas. . "
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 08:29 PM
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1. I remember he was an asshole and didn't seem to do anything but crap on public schools
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-04-09 09:40 PM
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2. his Wife Was A Teacher, And My Theory Is That Since he Hated Her,
he took it out on teachers across the state.
Just a tin-foil hat type of thing, but think about it. and add the he's a repuke, an d I think you have your answer as to why that bastard did this.
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HelenWheels Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-06-09 06:59 PM
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4. Tommy wanted the teachers union like Reagan had the air traffic controllers
And he like to hurt his wife, from all the rumors of affairs.

His wife also used to be a nun.
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southerncrone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-05-09 11:23 PM
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3. Same type of thing is happening here in TN
& we have a Dem governor. Does your state belong to "The American Diploma Project"? http://www.achieve.org/
If so, I'd say that may have something to do w/the changes, too.

Another thing that is affecting some school systems is they were wiped out financially by Madoff investments. Hope that's not your situation.
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