by Jeff Bryant | Apr 21, 2016 | Blog, Education
Does this sound like a place you'd like to work? The work environment is "depressing" … "morale is at an all-time low." "It feels like a lot of busy work and hoop jumping and detracts from the work." "Every move … needs to be documented and noted." "We have to respond...
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Education
Everyone talks about the "do-nothing Congress" and how Republican obstruction has neutered the federal government. But recently there was one policy area where warring parties in Congress actually settled their differences. Late last year, both houses passed and...
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 14, 2016 | Blog, Education
When news about lead contamination in the water supply of Flint Michigan made headlines across the nation, many compared the crisis to Hurricane Katrina. Even Michigan Governor Rick Snyder called the disaster "his Katrina," comparing the failure of government...
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 8, 2016 | Blog, Education
For years, the campaign against public school teachers and their unions has lurched from one outrageous argument to another to support its case. Teachers' unions are accused of fighting for their salaries and benefits while ignoring the interests of school children....
by Jeff Bryant | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog, Education, Tax Reform
Earlier this week, news reporters and public officials expressed shock at the revelations from an unprecedented leak of files from one of the world's largest law firms representing offshore investing. As The Guardian explains, the leaked documents, called the Panama...