Walker Tripped Up by Truth
This week, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker got tripped up by the truth.
Education
Walker Strikes Truth and Wisconsin Idea from UW Mission in Budget
In addition to unprecedented budget cuts to the University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker struck "the search for truth" and the Wisconsin Idea from the university's mission statement in his executive budget bill unveiled last night.
Good Money after Bad, WI GOP Demands More For-Profit Schools
The push to end public education in Wisconsin marches on.
ALEC Bills Quash Public Sector Unions, New Study Finds
A new study by Alex Hertel-Fernandez, a PhD student in Government and Social Policy at Harvard University, sheds disturbing light on the extent to which ALEC has succeeded in its mission to quash family supporting jobs and undermine public-sector unions in the United States.
Billionaires Push ALEC Agenda in Minneapolis School Board Election
Calling for a “reboot” of public education in Minnesota, hundreds of thousands of dollars flowed into the Minneapolis school board elections this November to try ousting an incumbent and to usher in the ALEC education agenda.
Power Players Behind the Corporate Takeover of Pennsylvania Schools
With this report the CMD puts a spotlight on some of the power players behind Corbett's dramatic moves to reshape state education policy for the benefit of corporate interests.
TIME Magazine Criticized for Anti-Teacher Cover
Educators and parents are slamming TIME magazine editors for their November 3rd issue cover, which they say levies "malicious" and "false" attacks against the nation's public school teachers.
FBI Tracks Charter Schools
There’s been a flood of local news stories in recent months about FBI raids on charter schools all over the country.
Tax Dodger Running for Governor in Illinois
The Republican candidate for governor in Illinois is a billionaire who hid his assets in the Cayman Islands to avoid paying taxes and brags that he is part of the "0.01 percent."
Brown v. Board at Sixty
On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court struck down the “separate but equal” doctrine, fundamentally changing the life of our nation.
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