My Review of Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire, “A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door”
I reviewed A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door in The New Republic. It is an important book that pulls together all the threads of the...
Category : Republicans
North Carolina: Privatizers Raid Public Funds for Religious Schools
The Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature want to divert public funds to religious and private schools. This outright theft of public funds is...
Dana Milbank: The GOP Has an Anti-Semitism Problem
Dana Milbank is a regular opinion writer for the Washington Post. He wrote about the Republicans’ anti-Semitism problem. They refuse to denounce anti-Semitism. Bigotry multiplies....
What You Need to Know About Standardized Testing
Valerie Strauss posted this article that I wrote on her Washington Post site “The Answer Sheet.” The tests now required by federal law are worthless....
Andrew Tobias: The Madness of Crowds
Andrew Tobias blogs occasionally, usually around 1 a.m., and he usually has interesting perspectives on politics, culture, and economics. This is a good one: The...
New Hampshire: Republicans Introduce Sweeping Voucher Legislation
One of the casualties of the 2020 election was public education in New Hampshire, because Republicans regained control of the legislature. They already hold the...
Mercedes Schneider and I: New Members of the House Education and Labor Committee
We start the day today with reports from Mercedes Schneider and from me on the new members of the House Education and Labor Committee. We...
Republicans Want to Slash Funding for Schools in COVID Relief Bill
Politico reports that Republicans have come up with a “compromise” COVID relief bill that slashes funding for schools. President Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion...
Jake Jacobs Reviewed Hillary’s Dreadful Education Plan
Jake Jacobs, an art teacher in New York City, a leader of New York BadAss Teachers, and a writer for The Progressive, read and reviewed...
Who is Madison Cawthorne?
Madison Cawthorne is a Republican member of Congress from North Carolina. He was elected last fall when he was only 24, the youngest person ever...