Under a President Trump—School Could Be Out Forever

Donald Trump has already #blessed us with several backwards speeches this week about immigration and foreign policy, and this Saturday he’s gearing up for another ramble, this time about education. Surprising basically no one at this point, Donald Trump’s plans for education

The Irony of Ironies via Republican Poison Pills

H.R. 2577 is a conglomeration of a number of bills (Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) that  the Senate needs to take action on failed a super-majority vote (60 votes) for cloture (the ability to be considered and

Reinventing High School

— General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), Founding Chair,  and Alma J. Powell, Chair, America’s Promise Alliance We want to talk to you about our nation’s high schools for a moment. In 2008, the Department of Education required all states, for the first time, to use

Legal Maximum Donation is $78,500?

Mitt Romney is already selling tickets to his “Presidential Inaugural retreat.” In case you think I’m kidding, I’ve included the letter from Romney’s campaign to big donors. Yesterday, at a private fundraising event, he said the Department of Housing and Urban Development