Alexandra Petri: The New Virginia “Reading” List
Alexandra Petri writes humorous articles for the Washington Post. She wrote this column in response to a furor in the governor’s race in Virginia. Democratic...
Month : October 2021
Bill Phillis: Ohio’s Slick and Dirty Trick
Bill Phillis is a retired state deputy commissioner of education who is dedicated to the preservation and improvement of public schools in Ohio. He has...
Illinois: Parent Groups Sue to Remove COVID Safety Measures
Organized parent groups in Illinois are suing school boards, the state board of education and the Governor to remove mask mandates and other safety measures...
New Hampshire: How Libertarians Captured the Republican Party in the State
New Hampshire’s state motto is ”Live Free or Die.” For reasons explained in this article, New Hampshire became a magnet for libertarians whose goal was...
North Carolina: Vote to Save Your Public Schools!
Check the candidates’ bona fides carefully. Don’t be fooled! People in the North Carolina Chapel Hill Carrboro School District should vote for these three pro-public...
Naftuli Moster: Yeshivas Must Be Brought into the 21st Century
Naftuli Moster is the Founder and Executive Director of YAFFED, a nonprofit organization focused on improving secular education in ultra-Orthodox yeshivas. He is a graduate...
West Virginia: Privatizers Control New State Charter School Board
A regular commenter on the blog, known as Chiara, reports the composition of West Virginia’s new board for authorizing charter schools. The legislature endorsed new...
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Overturn Maine Vaccine Mandate That Excludes Religious Exemption
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court refused to overturn a vaccine mandate in Maine that does not allow religious exemptions. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel...
Schneider and Berkshire: Parents Do Not Have the Right to Decide What Their Children Learn
Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire are co-authors of A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: The Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School. It...
The.Ink Interviews the Architect of the Billionaires’ Tax
Anand Giridharadas interviewed Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, who is sponsoring a ”billionaires’ tax,” which would tax assets, not just income. This tax on the...