Democracy at work.

Honestly, where's the money going?

It costs more and more to get an education. It appears that our local governments aren't going to be doing anything to help alleviate these gigantic expenses.

The mere fact that we're in such an era where everyone has put their entire financial future on some company's credit card and interest rate is absurd.

To make my point is the case and point at hand.

We're so desperate to be covering what we've already spent. We spent all that extra money to open all these extra schools, to ensure that the next generation of America has an opportunity to succeed and continue to further this country's innovation and imagination... to continue the "American Dream" if you will.

But the main reason this story caught my eye is this couple of paragraphs:

During the long overnight session, there was anger and there was theater. Two parents broke out sock puppets for their presentation. “Hi everyone, I’m a concerned parent,” said Jane Hirschmann, founder of the antitesting group Time Out From Testing, as she held up one puppet. “Hi,” replied Lisa Donlan of the Lower East Side, holding up another sock. “I am a puppet from the Panel for Educational Policy, and I brought my rubber stamp.”

Some of the hundreds of parents, teachers and students in the auditorium questioned the criteria the city used in making the decisions. Officials from the city teachers’ union said they planned to sue. Others said the city did not provide enough support to the large high schools. A study released Monday by the city’s Independent Budget Office affirmed that schools on the closing list faced unusually difficult challenges posed by their demographics and performed poorly on school progress reports.

Yes, the best way to get your point across to our government leaders are sock puppets.

Jim Henson is totally rolling in his grave right now.