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...
by Richard Eskow | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog, Education, Election 2016
The differences between the college financing plans offered by Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are important – both for their impact on the middle class, and for what they tell us about the candidates and their governing philosophies. Elementary and high school...
by Jeff Bryant | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog, Education
In New York City, this school year opened with a historic event: Every child who wanted to start pre-kindergarten was given a seat. As the New York Daily News reports, "Some 65,504 four-year-olds are now enrolled in full day pre-K." A more recent article from the same...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 24, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Education, This Is The GOP
If Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker thought running for President of the United States was a big challenge, he may be facing an even more imposing contest back in his home state. Last week, all across the community of greater Milwaukee, thousands of parents and public...
by Jeff Bryant | Sep 18, 2015 | Blog, Education
Teachers unions are routinely vilified by pundits and politicians on the right and left these days. So when schoolteachers in Seattle began the school year by going on strike, the editorial board of The Seattle Times was quick to accuse the teachers of “demanding too...
