Archive for January 21st, 2010
School – Prison Pipeline
Beneath the veneer of the Republican Lite education policies being pursued by the Obama administration lies a stark reality that remains neatly out of sight from the gentle gaze of the Heartland. [aka. Places where middle class, white people live] The testing and accountability regimes that we are now constructing produce perverse incentives that push [...]
Posted: January 21st, 2010 under Education Policy, Schools.
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Corrupt Logic
So, if corporations are legal “individuals” with protected political speech and political contributions are a form of political speech then I want to know when my limited liability protection kicks in… NYT
Sweeping aside a century-old understanding and overruling two important precedents, a bitterly divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the government may not ban [...]
Posted: January 21st, 2010 under Politics.
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