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Defending waivers, Duncan says No Child Left Behind impedes school progress, success

By | 08.08.11 | 5:22 pm

During a pair of press conferences today, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan offered a rough sketch of the waivers states can use to opt out of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) performance benchmarks the Obama administration hopes to roll out by September.

Hearing on state of charter schools exemplifies divisiveness of issue

By | 06.03.11 | 6:02 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

The House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a June 1 hearing on the state of charter schools in America. The testimony and series of questions and answers spanned nearly three hours, covering topics like charter school accreditation processes, the increased role of private management firms in More…

Bill to delay repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ introduced in House

By | 01.20.11 | 2:51 pm

soldier at Fort BraggThe repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the U.S. military’s policy of banning openly gay servicemembers, was signed into law late last year. Nevertheless, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) has already introduced a bill that would require the signature of chiefs of the four branches of the military to sign More…

RNC Chair Frontrunners Say Shoot the Messenger

By | 01.06.09 | 3:38 pm

Chip Saltsman has put the “magic negro” story behind him. The news that the ex-Mike Huckabee campaign manager and candidate for chairman of the Republican National Committee had sent RNC members a CD of parody songs that included “Barack the Magic Negro” lit up the political press during the slow More…