They realized that the public realized that they advocated for self- centered political and financial objectives during the pandemic that did substantial, measurable harm to students, particularly those in single parent homes. R4E saw the grassroots red wave in the school boards and the Legislature last election cycle, read the writing on the wall, and realized they were going to be two steps from worthless in the state for a long time.
#Winning. But we have miles to go.
SC has an educational attainment gap. Our students continue to fall behind those in other states and that says a lot in a state whose unofficial state education motto is “Thank God for Mississippi”, otherwise we’d be the 50th worst state in the US for educational outcomes. The GOP answer? GOD of course. Followed behind GOP-sponsored indoctrination centers where students fare worse academically than public schools. Because let’s make a billionaire richer with state-sponsored charter or private schools is always the answer for them. Meanwhile, the GOP mantra of “Who needs higher education”–usually brought to you by people who have advanced degrees and/or whose children do (usually at elite universities)–is resulting in kids barely graduating high school and lacking the skills needed to pursue a career. Yes, it’s true you can make a living wage in a blue collar job but most employers do not offer living wages in SC adequate to afford spiraling house prices or make rent. So what happens in 10 years? 20 years? Or right NOW–where SC hospitals and tech firms turning to foreign countries to import workers. Whatever the state Technical Colleges are doing–it isn’t enough. Too many good ole’ boys drinking the GOP/Faux News kool-aid in low wage jobs (seriously–how many “landscaping” businesses does this state need?) and becoming increasingly more bitter as they watch females and minorities lap them in educational attainment and income. But bitter sells for the GOP–look at their long list of grievances. Also–cheap labor for the billionaires makes their profit even higher. So yeah, let’s do away with any educator advocacy groups and just cede progress in this state for the next 250 years to our billionaire buddies who wouldn’t piss on us if the whole state was on fire. I’m sure that’ll all turn out just fine–for the 1% that is.
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Yes, SC is a useless lost cause when it comes to improving education.
It’s better to just let SC continue its Republican led race to the bottom of all good metrics.
Yeah, screw education! Learning is a sin anyways!
They realized that the public realized that they advocated for self- centered political and financial objectives during the pandemic that did substantial, measurable harm to students, particularly those in single parent homes. R4E saw the grassroots red wave in the school boards and the Legislature last election cycle, read the writing on the wall, and realized they were going to be two steps from worthless in the state for a long time.
#Winning. But we have miles to go.
Yup, you dummies went with the MAGA goons to run school boards.
It is going to be a disaster. Enjoy!
Good riddance…..
SC has an educational attainment gap. Our students continue to fall behind those in other states and that says a lot in a state whose unofficial state education motto is “Thank God for Mississippi”, otherwise we’d be the 50th worst state in the US for educational outcomes. The GOP answer? GOD of course. Followed behind GOP-sponsored indoctrination centers where students fare worse academically than public schools. Because let’s make a billionaire richer with state-sponsored charter or private schools is always the answer for them. Meanwhile, the GOP mantra of “Who needs higher education”–usually brought to you by people who have advanced degrees and/or whose children do (usually at elite universities)–is resulting in kids barely graduating high school and lacking the skills needed to pursue a career. Yes, it’s true you can make a living wage in a blue collar job but most employers do not offer living wages in SC adequate to afford spiraling house prices or make rent. So what happens in 10 years? 20 years? Or right NOW–where SC hospitals and tech firms turning to foreign countries to import workers. Whatever the state Technical Colleges are doing–it isn’t enough. Too many good ole’ boys drinking the GOP/Faux News kool-aid in low wage jobs (seriously–how many “landscaping” businesses does this state need?) and becoming increasingly more bitter as they watch females and minorities lap them in educational attainment and income. But bitter sells for the GOP–look at their long list of grievances. Also–cheap labor for the billionaires makes their profit even higher. So yeah, let’s do away with any educator advocacy groups and just cede progress in this state for the next 250 years to our billionaire buddies who wouldn’t piss on us if the whole state was on fire. I’m sure that’ll all turn out just fine–for the 1% that is.