tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post6826113593841881146..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: Norm in The Wave: Opt Out and Politicians as Cuomo Declares “scores are ‘meaningless’ in terms of students' grades”ed notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-16806214497779924992015-04-28T17:43:34.418-04:002015-04-28T17:43:34.418-04:00Norm, correct my thinking if you see it differentl...Norm, correct my thinking if you see it differently---regarding withholding funds. It seems to me that it would be political suicide. NYS teachers as well as the parents of the kids who opted out are already angry and seem committed to this battle. Withholding funds would affect ALL children in a school or district. So wouldn't this only serve to enrage the parents of the kids who took the damn tests--resulting in opt-out and opt-in parents having a common enemy.. and any politician who doesn't protect the school's funding is basically toast. What are your thoughts? Can NY turn red in 2016 if the democrats can't rein in Arne Duncan and Andrew Cuomo? How much heat do you think Arne and Andy are getting from their own party on this? If it's not enough then it's time for us to betray them in kind. RoseanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com