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Molly Ivins on School Vouchers (1997)
Another bad idea whose time has come in the Texas Legislature is upon us. It's time to revive my old proposal that Texas be made into a national laboratory for bad government. Having a bad idea in you...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Featured post: “All in all, this concept is so bad that it has an excellent chance of passing the Legislature. Much as we would like to help the rest of the nation by demonstrating once more just how stupid ideas work out in practice, couldn’t we give this one a miss?”
This is America.
The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs.
Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)
Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)
Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs
Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend
www.science.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This is America.
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“Taxpayer-funded vouchers are supporting institutions that practice selective admissions, thereby undermining the principles of inclusivity and equal opportunity in education,” Public Ed Works said last week about the program.
Private school vouchers are draining rural schools of much-needed funding. The vouchers, paid for by public taxes, often go to highly discriminatory religious private schools. How is this legal?! #nced #ncpublicschools
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Opportunity Scholarships offer millions to a fraction of NC students
North Carolina has issued more than $214 million in Opportunity Scholarship vouchers for private schools for around 37,400 students to attend those institutions in the current school year, an increase
www.mtairynews.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“Taxpayer-funded vouchers are supporting institutions that practice selective admissions, thereby undermining the principles of inclusivity and equal opportunity in education,” Public Ed Works said last week about the program.
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Support for public schools is more important than ever! #SchoolChoiceWeek
January 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Support for public schools is more important than ever! #SchoolChoiceWeek
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Just released! New advocacy tool from ELC that answers the question posed by Trump administration threats to cut federal funding to schools: How much aid could your state lose? edlawcenter.org/trump-2-0-ho...
Trump 2.0: How Much Federal Education Aid Could Your State Lose? - Education Law Center
The second Trump administration has wasted no time working to undermine, attack and dismantle public education. Whether through...
edlawcenter.org
February 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Just released! New advocacy tool from ELC that answers the question posed by Trump administration threats to cut federal funding to schools: How much aid could your state lose? edlawcenter.org/trump-2-0-ho...