by Jeff Bryant | Jan 13, 2017 | Blog
Education, which was hardly ever mentioned in the recent presidential election, has suddenly been thrust to the frontline in the increasingly heated conflict over President-Elect Donald Trump's proposed cabinet appointees. The reason for that turn of events is his...
by Jeff Bryant | Jan 6, 2017 | Blog
In "an unprecedented break" from tradition, Democrats in the US Senate are expected to challenge as many as eight of Donald Trump's cabinet nominees, including Betsy DeVos for US Secretary of Education, according to a report by the Washington Post. The opposition to...
by Jeff Bryant | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog
The nation's eyes are on my home state of North Carolina, where what many are calling a coup has shown the lengths to which Republicans will go to protect and expand their political power. The naked power grab by Republicans has shocked the nation. But few people...
by Jeff Bryant | Jan 3, 2017 | Blog
If you want to get an idea of what kind of education policies to expect from a Donald Trump administration, Wall St. has a clue for you. A report from BuzzFeed explains, online charter schools are “gearing up for a boom during the Trump administration, judging by...
by Jeff Bryant | Dec 15, 2016 | Blog
Donald Trump's election to the US Presidency left education policy experts at a complete loss to explain what this would mean for the nation's schools. During his campaign, Trump had given few clues about what would inform his education leadership, only that he had...
