Education

What she said, Tuesday Republican edition

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by David SafierFrom Laura Bush in a CNN interview: Former first lady Laura Bush on Monday expressed support for President Barack Obama's decision to speak to the nation's school children, saying it is "really important for everyone to respect the president of the United States." In an interview with CNN, Mrs. Bush, a former school … Read more

Fool’s Gold: Obama disrupts school day

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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

You want indoctrination? We got indoctrination.

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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?

New BfA Series: Peeking Into Charter Schools

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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