Texas: Senate Education Committee Guts Local Control of Schools
The Texas Senate Education Committee bowed to the wishes of the powerful charter lobby and granted sole power to the State Commissioner (appointed by the...
Category : Republicans
Ezra Klein Interviews Bernie Sanders
Ezra Klein of the New York Times interviewed Senator Bernie Sanders for his podcast, “The Ezra Klein Show.” Listen to “The Ezra Klein Show”:Apple Podcasts, Pocket...
New Hampshire: Republicans Move Forward with Largest Voucher Program in Nation
New Hampshire Republicans are determined to use their new majority in both houses to jam through a generous voucher bill that would offer public money...
McConnell Threatens “Scorched Earth” in Senate if Democrats Eliminate the Filibuster
I recently starting subscribing to a blog by Robert Hubbell because it has interesting takes on the day’s news. This post from yesterday puts the...
Good News in Arkansas: House Votes Down Voucher Expansion
Max Brantley of the Arkansas Times reported good news. A proposal to expand the state’s small voucher plan was rejected by the House. Republicans joined...
Roy Blunt and the Cowardice of the GQP Establishment
Kevin McDermott of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch excoriated retiring Senator Roy Blunt as a symbol of a cowering GQP establishment that failed to stand up...
Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Cut Child Poverty in Half!
Joe Biden just signed the most sweeping economic relief package since the New Deal. He has addressed poverty and inequality directly and fearlessly. Trump could...
Florida Set to Expand Vouchers Again
Florida’s State Constitution has explicit language forbidding public schools fir religious schools. Voters in Florida passed a referendum in 2012 against vouchers. No matter. Republican...
My Review of Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire, “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”
I reviewed A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door in The New Republic. It is an important book that pulls together all the threads of the...
North Carolina: Privatizers Raid Public Funds for Religious Schools
The Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature want to divert public funds to religious and private schools. This outright theft of public funds is...