"The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people and be willing to bear the expenses of it. There should not be a district of one mile square, without a school in it, not founded by a charitable individual, but maintained at the public expense of the people themselves." -- John Adams

"No money shall be drawn from the treasury, for the benefit of any religious or theological institution." -- Indiana Constitution Article 1, Section 6.

"...no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." – Thomas Jefferson

Your Child's Teacher Knows about Teaching

Your child's teacher knows more about TEACHING than all of these people combined.


From top to bottom, left to right...

Margaret Spellings: Former Secretary of Education (George W. Bush), cheerleader for No Child Left Behind

Robert Behning: Indiana State Representative. ALEC supporter and leader of "reform" movement in the Indiana House of Representatives.

Dennis Kruse: Indiana State Senator. Leader of "reform" movement in the Indiana Senate. Wants to bring back the recitation of the Lord's Prayer in school as well as creationism.

Mike Pence: Former governor of Indiana. Current Republican Vice Presidential Candidate. School privatizer and favorite of ALEC.

Rahm Emanuel: Mayor of Chicago. Friend to the wealthy and privatizers.

George W. Bush: Former President of the United States. Signed No Child Left Behind into law.

Michael Bloomberg: Former Mayor of New York City. Thinks the academic problems caused by poverty are the fault of "bad teachers."

Michelle Rhee: Former Chancellor of Washington D.C. City Schools. Tried to fire her way to success. Major privatizer.

Barack Obama: President of the United States. Administration leader of the current Department of Education. Focused on evaluating teachers by student test scores and increasing charter schools.

Bill Gates: Billionaire. College Dropout. Donates billions to privatize public education and fight teachers.

Eli Broad: Billionaire. Donates billions to privatize public education and fight teachers.

Arne Duncan: Former Secretary of Education (Barack Obama). Promotes test-based teacher evaluations, charter schools, and testing.

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