MARCH 26, 2011 Teachers Union Chief Randi Weingarten on charter schools, reformers Michelle Rhee and Joel Klein, and her star turn in ‘Waiting for Superman.’ By JASON L. RILEY New York Teachers unions are on the defensive these days. The Obama administration is pushing various measures long opposed by the unions: charter school expansion, pay-for-performance,
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by Bob Holland and Don Soifer The Washington Times Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Europe’s leaders seemingly have awakened from a long slumber to discover that state-sponsored multiculturalism threatens the fabric of their societies. Their somber conclusions should cause reflection by Americans about the potential threats to national identity here and how educational institutions could play
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Abdul Rauf tackles debate over Park51 By Amanda Young March 18, 2011 Caroline Rodriguez/The Chronicle Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who spearheaded a proposal to build a Muslim community center in lower Manhattan, discusses the controversy surrounding the project at Duke Chapel Thursday. COMMENT FROM ONE OF THE ATTENDEES: 11:20 AM – /comment March 19, 2011
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Leading Union Political Campaign Contributors 1990-2010 Democrats Republicans American Fed. of State, County, & Municipal Employees $40,281,900 $547,700 Intel Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 29,705,600 679,000 National Education Association 27,679,300 2,005,200 Service Employees International Union 26,368,470 98,700 Communication Workers of America 26,305,500 125,300 Service Employees International Union 26,252,000 1,086,200 Laborers Union 25,734,000 2,138,000 American Federation of
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March 07, 2011 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive NCGA Preview: Week of March 7 By Anthony Greco RALEIGH — The bill lifting the state’s cap on charter schools at 100 passed the Senate by a 33-17 vote. It faces tougher sledding in the House. John Hood’s Daily Journal Perdue Now Owns ObamaCare Perdue and Cooper
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MARCH 4, 2011 If these outfits can afford to pay lavish salaries to their heads, they don’t need taxpayer help. By JIM DEMINT When presidents of government-funded broadcasting are making more than the president of the United States, it’s time to get the government out of public broadcasting. While executives at the Public Broadcasting Service
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MARCH 4, 2011, 4:58 P.M. ET College Condemns Classroom Sex Show By KEVIN HELLIKER CHICAGO—Northwestern University reversed course on Thursday and condemned a live demonstration of sex in a classroom, after defending the act earlier in the week. “Many members of the Northwestern community are disturbed by what took place on our campus,” Northwestern President
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FEBRUARY 28, 2011 Collective bargaining on a broad scale is more similar to an antitrust violation than to a civil liberty. By ROBERT BARRO How ironic that Wisconsin has become ground zero for the battle between taxpayers and public- employee labor unions. Wisconsin was the first state to allow collective bargaining for government workers (in
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