by David SafierClint Bolick of the Goldwater Institute should have just left this one alone, but he couldn't. He had to say something. When his public approval ratings are plummeting, what's a president to do? One possible answer: address a captive audience of millions of highly impressionable young minds, and follow it up with educational … Read more
by David SafierHere's an excerpt from Reagan's speech to school children in 1988. Ask yourself, how many eardrums would be shattered by the outraged screaming if Obama praised the Democratic agenda the way Reagan praised the Republican agenda?
by David SafierI've written quite a few posts about charter schools in the past. Sometimes they've been based on newspaper articles and sometimes on my own research, but the best material has come from information people have sent me. It's hard to find out much about what charter schools are doing unless you get it … Read more
by David SafierHere are Obama's prepared remarks for Tuesday's talk to students. WHAT HE SAID, MONDAY REPUBLICAN EDITION UPDATE: Two twitter posts (tweets?) from Newt Gingrich. Just read President Obamas speech to students.white House posted it. it is a good speech and will be good for students to hear and Remember that Presidents Reagan and … Read more
by David SafierFrom the NY Times: Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, said on “Fox News Sunday,” “It is good to have the president of the United States say to young people across America, ‘Stay in school, study and do your homework.’ ” And Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, said on the same show, … Read more