I remember reading that Malcolm X, being the radical that he was, increased the support for Martin Luther King Jr. In a world without a Malcolm X, MLK would have been the radical one. But with Malcolm X in the picture, it pushes people to compromise on a more ‘moderate’ person - and MLK fit […]
Archive for the 'Vouchers' Category
Feb19th2010
Feb9th2010
Obama On Education
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Education, Hispanics (Minority Issues), ModernPolitics and Vouchers. 2 CommentsJay P. Greene, professor of education reform at the University of Arkansas, writes on Obama’s Education policies:
In a major address last March, President Obama declared that his administration would “use only one test when deciding what ideas to support with your precious tax dollars: It’s not whether an idea is liberal or conservative, but whether […]
Feb4th2010
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“The Lottery, a documentary due out May 7, follows four New York City families hoping to win the lottery to enroll their children in a Harlem charter school”. Via Joanne Jacobs.
Nov12th2009
In LA gets ugly:
As Los Angeles Unified contemplates turning more schools into charters, parents in a heavily immigrant neighborhood received an anonymous flier written in Spanish: “DO NOT SIGN ANY PETITIONS FOR A CHARTER SCHOOL BECAUSE YOU COULD BE DEPORTED.”
More here.
Oct22nd2009
“I’m exhausted and can’t stop crying. What have I gotten myself into? I suck at this. There’s always so much to do, and I don’t feel like I’ve ever done enough. The majority of my students are failing and not just cause they don’t turn things in, but because they are straight up failing their […]
Sep8th2009
The Benefits Of Universal Vouchers
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“Economist Maria Marta Ferreyra of Carnegie Mellon University has a new article coming out in the American Economic Review that models what would happen in a multi-district urban area if there were universal vouchers. She finds that universal vouchers would generally improve income and […]
Aug3rd2009
Quote Of The Day
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Education, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Vouchers. 0 Comments“Nearly 75 percent of Washington, D.C. residents supported school vouchers in a new poll; 68 percent of residents oppose Congress’ effort to end the federally funded program. Under the Opportunity Scholarship Program, low-income children who win a lottery have been eligible for scholarships up to $7,500, which can be used at private schools of their […]
May15th2009
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Reason explains what this rally was about:
On May 6, 2009, concerned parents, students, and others gathered in Washington, D.C.’s Freedom Plaza. They came to voice support for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, a school-voucher program authorized by Congress in 2004 (as the seat of […]
May14th2009
“The Detroit Free Press should come with a warning label. In today’s edition I was jolted by the shocking discovery that suburban public schools compete with each other for students. Apparently when parents are able to choose schools, the schools are aware of this and respond by seeking to get their business. All because – are […]
May8th2009
Obama And The DC School Voucher Program
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A video by Reason.
Apr27th2009
Juan Williams On Democrats Canceling DC Vouchers
Published by in Education, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Vouchers. 0 CommentsHe writes:
The cause of my upset is watching the key civil rights issue of this generation — improving big city public school education — get tossed overboard by political gamesmanship. If there is one goal that deserves to be held above day-to-day partisanship and pettiness of ordinary politics it is the effort to end the […]
Apr14th2009
Quote Of The Day
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Education, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Vouchers. 0 Comments“A week after 200 low-income Washington, D.C. families were offered $7,500 vouchers, Education Secretary Arne Duncan canceled the scholarships. No new children will start at private schools in the fall; those already attending will lose voucher aid in another year, unless Congress reconsiders. As the Washington Post editorializes, this makes it easier for congressional opponents […]
Mar6th2009
Voucher Kids Ask For Help
Published by in Education, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Vouchers. 0 CommentsAll they are asking is for the same opportunity Obama is giving his children.
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Will Obama put children ahead of the teachers unions?
Mar5th2009
Good For Thee But Not For Me
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Education and Vouchers. 15 CommentsMany rich liberals continue to send their kids to private schools while refusing to allow parents that can’t afford it from doing the same. The WSJ reports:
The children are Sarah and James Parker. Like the Obama girls, Sarah and James attend the Sidwell Friends School in our nation’s capital. Unlike the Obama girls, they could […]
Dec4th2008
“Democrats also have to get serious about school choice. The unions oppose it because they don’t want one student or one dollar to leave the regular public schools, where their members teach. So the Democrats have been timid and weak in putting choice to productive use — even though their constituents are the ones trapped […]
Dec3rd2008
“Democrats favor educational “change” — as long as it doesn’t affect anyone’s job, reallocate resources, or otherwise threaten the occupational interests of the adults running the system. Most changes of real consequence are therefore off the table. The party specializes instead in proposals that involve spending more money and hiring more teachers — such as […]
