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 Mary Green Swig | Steven L. Swig | Roger Hickey | Apr 12, 2016 | Blog, Education
A new wave of activism against student debt is on the move again this week. The students taking the lead represent the advance guard of an even more massive army that is mobilizing around the idea that higher education should be an investment we make as a society....
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...
by Jeff Bryant | Mar 31, 2016 | Blog, Education
T.S. Eliot told us that April is the cruelest month. In the world of K-12 education, that couldn't be more true as the month ushers in the beginning of testing season in public schools across the nation. "Spring testing season starts," notes Politico, referring to...
