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Bridgette Wallis has been watching the progress (or lack of progress) in public education policy since becoming a teacher 12 years ago. She no longer teaches but devotes her time to current events and she writes a blog on progressive education.

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Teaching the teachers to be politically correct

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 · 1 comment

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The public education and public health care analogy

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 · 5 comments

President Obama’s goal of passing a health care reform bill by the end of the year looks more likely every day. Since the House passed their...
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Public education politically correct phrase of the week - 'at-promise'

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Jay Mathews of the Washington Post brought to light the latest spin on feel-good phrasing in public education in the state of Virginia. According to...
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The federal stimulus saved and created 1 million jobs, really? Part 2

Friday, November 13th, 2009 · 1 comment

Originally, President Obama promised the $787 billion Stimulus Act would save or create 3.5 million jobs. As of today, recovery.gov has posted that...
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The federal stimulus saved and created jobs, really? Part 1 - Updated

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 · 1 comment

Stimulus spending figures for most states have been out long enough to show that there are many overstatements about the impact of the $787 billion...
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Nationalized health care heads to the Senate

Last night, in a historic moment for partisanship, the Democrats in congress passed the House version of Obamacare. In the end, it took 219 Democrats...
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Saturday Update on HR 3962 - health insurance bill getting close to final vote

There was much fanfare this afternoon when the Democratic leadership of the House held a press conference for a final push to get more support for the...
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Fiscally conservative Texan's proposition guide -- early voting and November 3rd voting

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Early voting is ongoing and the general special election is next Tuesday, November 3rd. Since Republicans need to get back to their fiscally...
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The trouble with Republicans

According to a newly released Gallup poll, forty percent of Americans describe their political views as conservative. Thirty percent of Americans...
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President Obama’s ban on Fox News continues--to what end?

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President Obama and his administration do not want you watching Fox News. According to them, Fox News is not really a news organization. But, they...
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