by Jeff Bryant | Nov 13, 2014 | Blog, Education
"Stop using tests to try to drive education reform." That's the conclusion from a recent in-depth report examining the pros and cons of new education standards called the Common Core and the standardized tests that accompany the new achievement targets. The report,...
by Jeff Bryant | Nov 6, 2014 | Blog, Education
The anticipated role education was presumed to have in this week's midterm election generally did not pan out. Most analysts have concluded the election results derived from a wave of voter "discontent" mostly due to widespread economic dissatisfaction. Republican...
by Jeff Bryant | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog, Education
Most folks in the Democratic Party have a problem with the Citizens United ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that permitted goo-gobs of corporate and private interest cash to be dumped onto our elections. The party's platform supports amending the Constitution to...
by Jeff Bryant | Oct 23, 2014 | Blog, Education
When evidence emerged a month ago that education is the top “turnout message” for the Democratic Party in the upcoming election, some candidates may have chosen to act on that information. Indeed, Democratic-leaning activists have stepped up their ground game to make...
by Jeff Bryant | Oct 16, 2014 | Blog
Sometimes when you get enough people beating on the outside of a building, those sitting comfortably on the inside start to feel the vibrations. That's what it feels like is happening as the voices from the grassroots movement protesting the nation's oppressive...
