A “Tea Party” party registers in Florida
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ben Smith reports at politico.com A Tea Party party registers in Florida: Advertisement A Florida conservative has registered an official "Tea Party" with the office of the Secretary of State, and is promising to run candidates against Republicans and Democrats in state and national races. "The current system has become mired in … Read more
For profit colleges need oversight as well
by David Safier I write a lot about the potential dangers of the profit motive in K-12 schools, because my teaching experience allows me to understand how pre-college schools operate. I avoid too much discussion of higher ed because I don't know how it works from the inside. But a few recent articles make the … Read more
GOP Gone Wild!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you missed the House debate on the health care bill Saturday night, you missed the GOP gone wild and behaving badly towards the Democratic Women's Caucus. Is this how Republicans treat women in their own caucus? Is this how they treat their wife, daughter, mother? The GOP has already alienated every … Read more
Charter schools, the IRS and for profit management companies
by David Safier The IRS has concerns about for profit Charter Management Organizations (CMOs or EMOs) running non profit charter schools. The important term here is "running." While it's perfectly OK for a non profit charter to contract out parts of its curriculum and operation to CMOs, it's a violation of tax regulations for the … Read more
Sen. Al Melvin has non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Having recently lost my father to cancer, Sen. Al Melvin, you have my sympathy and best wishes for a speedy recovery. Craig at Random Musings has already posted what I had planned to write, so Craig, I hope you will not mind my reposting your thoughtful comments here. Random Musings: Best wishes on a … Read more
C Street abortion ban: the revenge of “The Family”?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Affordable Health Care for America Act was supposed to be the first time since Medicare was enacted in 1965 that health care was reformed to move the country closer to universal medical coverage for all of its citizens. Instead, the bill was hijacked by anti-abortion activists to enact the most regressive … Read more
