Ed Reform Rap

They’ve done this before:
Rushed out of the door
A bill few have read,
With aspects unsaid.
Soon come to repeal
Their last-minute deal
When they see what it does
To the Vermont that was
Once well-schooled.
But now these fools
With unqualified staff
Have made quite a gaffe
That will cause us much pain
With little to gain.

It’s what they do best:
Conflicts of interest
Hidden inside
An unfathomable tide
Of words convoluted
And rarely disputed.
While two Academies
Say “Let’s raise our fees!
Lets grab from these fools
For our own private schools
More money to float us
Before they take notice.”

Noses stuck fast
In the Governor’s past:
“Hit schools with an axe,
So the rich pay less tax!”
This is no joke:
It’s the Old Brothers Koch
Who are calling the shots
On this policy botched.
While Democrats, blind,
Fail ever to find
A leadership role
In the Montpelier hole.

But really, don’t worry:
The bill’s such a flurry:
Of Task Forces and Boards;
Of Consultants there’s hoards;
Not much will happen
Because there’s a gap in
The implementation
Of this abomination.

We must re-assess
Those folks voted “Yes:”
When election time comes,
We’ll throw out the bums.