Fw: Terrorists in our schools?

["Monty Neill" <monty@fairtest.org>]

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              Teachers Are Terrorists, Says Bush Education Secretary
              Dear 

              This week, Bush's Education Secretary Rod Paige shocked the nation when he compared America's teachers to terrorists. In a closed-door meeting with the nation's governors, Secretary Paige referred to the National Education Association, which represents 3 million teachers, as a "terrorist" organization.

              The shocking comparison came as the Bush administration struggles to defend its broken promises to fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act. State governments, faced with education budgets that are stretched to the limit, are revolting against the administration for abandoning our children.

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              Don't miss Chairman McAuliffe on this week's Fox News Sunday. Check your local listings for times and channel.
              In Utah and Virginia, Republican-controlled state legislatures have passed (by wide margins) resolutions to opt out of No Child Left Behind if President Bush continues to break his promises to America's families. And those are just two of the growing number of states worried that they can't afford to meet the stringent requirements of NCLB if Bush continues to underfund the law in his budgets.

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              Secretary Paige crossed the line when he compared the nation's teachers to terrorists. The administration is trying to shift the blame for its failures and broken promises, but our children deserve results, not excuses.

              Click here to sign our petition calling on Secretary Paige to resign for his vile comments and the Bush administration's failure to keep its promise to leave no child behind.

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              Would Paige Put Nation's Teachers on Terrorist List?
              The State Department keeps a list of foreign terrorist organizations, the worst criminals in the world. Current members include al Qaeda, Hamas, Shining Path, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

              Would Secretary Paige add the names of 3 million teachers of America's children to that list?

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