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Will We Act to Save All Our Children and Our Nation’s Future? We Can!
The introduction this week of the Strong Start for America’s Children Act by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Representatives George Miller...
Jay Murdock
Nov 16, 20135 min read
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The Federal Government Didn’t Lose the War on Poverty — It Retreated
Anthony W. Orlando: Lecturer in the College of Business and Economics at California State University, Los Angeles – Posted: 08/25/2013...
Jay Murdock
Aug 26, 20133 min read
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Exposing ALEC’s Agenda to Defund and Dismantle Public Education
Dennis Van Roekel – President, National Education Association Posted: 05/07/2013 11:52 am Iron Man 3 just opened this past weekend,...
Jay Murdock
May 7, 20133 min read
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The Irony of Mitt Romney’s 47 Percent
Leonard Steinhorn – Author and Professor of Communication American University Posted: 09/20/2012 5:45 pm Here’s the irony of Mitt...
Jay Murdock
Sep 21, 20122 min read
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Republican Race to the Bottom on Education
Bill Burton – Senior Strategist, Priorities USA Action and Priorities USA Posted: 10/3/11 10:50 AM ET When you hear Democrats talk...
Jay Murdock
Oct 4, 20113 min read
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As Poverty Rate Rises and Unemployment Persists, Americans Need a New “New Deal”
C. Nicole Mason – Assistant Professor, Robert F. Wagner ; Graduate School of Public Service at NYU Posted: 9/13/11 04:32 PM ET For many,...
Jay Murdock
Sep 15, 20112 min read
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The American Dream, In Black and White
Steve Nelson/Head of the Calhoun School in Manhattan Posted: 8/25/11 06:30 PM ET Obscured by incessant chatter about the credit rating...
Jay Murdock
Aug 26, 20115 min read
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Prison Spending Bleeds the Education System
There is a bipartisan tide of lawmakers who are trying to fix our nation’s out-of-control corrections system, and make funding for...
Jay Murdock
Apr 8, 20114 min read
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Law of Unintended Consequences
Marian Wright Edelman – President, Children’s Defense Fund Posted: February 11, 2011 09:23 AM The federal government should be the engine...
Jay Murdock
Feb 11, 20113 min read
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The Attack on American Education
Robert Reich Over the long term, the only way we’re going to raise wages, grow the economy, and improve American competitiveness is by...
Jay Murdock
Dec 23, 20107 min read
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