First and foremost, our decline is the result of the destruction of a decent public education system. But I go back to what is quickly become my favorite refrain - we get the government we elect, not the government we need.
From Daily Kos
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Mark Twain said, "Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail." Philadelphia is following his advice. Sort of. The city is closing 23 schools - and in addition to the $400 million doozy of a prison the state is building in the area, the city is spending millions on a Department of Homeland Security fusion center. The school closures will overwhelmingly hit poor students and black students, meanwhile.
Along with the 23 schools being closed, 3,783 jobs are being slashed, including 1,202 cafeteria and playground aides, 676 teachers, 283 counselors, and 127 assistant principals.
This blog will focus on political images I have found all around the Internet, though I will intersperse some commentary and quotes that I find interesting.
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