by Jeff Bryant | Oct 26, 2015 | Awards Gala 2015, Blog, Education
In 2004, Democrats were enraged when Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education under George W. Bush, called teachers unions “terrorist organizations.” According to accounts written at the time, Paige made the remark “in a private White House meeting with governors while...
by Jeff Bryant | Oct 21, 2015 | Blog, Education
America's experiment with charter schools has thus far generated academic results that are mixed, at best. Another promise, that these schools would be more educationally "innovative," is also generally unfulfilled so far. Adding to those uncertainties posed by...
by Jeff Bryant | Oct 20, 2015 | Blog, Education
Before Democratic Party presidential candidates readied for their first debate on CNN, they turned down an opportunity to meet at another forum. That meeting was to be hosted by ex-CNN anchorwoman Campbell Brown who now operates a media outlet, The Seventy Four, that...
by Jeff Bryant | Oct 16, 2015 | Blog, Education
A lot of the commentary following the announcement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan that he would be leaving his post at the end of the year was devoted to praising his apparent devotion to children. An extensive profile of Duncan and his tenure in Politico,...
by Jeff Bryant | Oct 8, 2015 | Blog, Education
Arne Duncan's surprise announcement to leave his post as secretary of education in December is making headlines and driving lots of commentary, but an important story lost in the media clutter happened three days before he gave notice. On that day, Duncan rattled the...
