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Nov 17, 2013
5 min

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 (D-CA) and Richard Hanna (R-NY) is a hugely important and long overdue step forward towards leveling the playing field for children, especially poor and low income children. Investing in them in their early years to be ready for school will provide a foundation for future success with lifelong benefits for them and economic and social benefi

The Federal Government Didn’t Lose the War on Poverty — It Retreated

Jay Murdock

Aug 27, 2013
3 min

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 6:26 pm In 1904, half the population of New York City lived below the poverty line. Half. Can you imagine? The poor were so numerous that they nearly outnumbered everyone else. Today, less than 20 percent of New Yorkers live in poverty. That’s still a serious problem, but it’s a far cry from 50 percent. Clearly, we did something right. But in

Exposing ALEC’s Agenda to Defund and Dismantle Public Education

Jay Murdock

May 7, 2013
3 min

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, followed soon by more would-be blockbusters. I’m sure a lot of these movies will be entertaining, but none will be more important or relevant than a half-hour documentary I recently watched: The United States of ALEC. This film, featuring Bill Moyers, does a masterful job of explaining how the closed-door manipulations of the American Legislative

Jay Murdock

Sep 21, 2012
2 min

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 Romney’s 47 percent: he hails himself as an economic savior because he knows how to create jobs, yet many of the jobs he had a hand in creating through his work at Bain Capital fall right into that 47 percent. To Mitt Romney, the very workers he claims as part of his success story are precisely those he disparages for not paying income taxes and f

Republican Race to the Bottom on Education

Jay Murdock

Oct 4, 2011
3 min

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 about education, they may call it “the civil rights issue of our time,” they could tout efforts to “improve education in a state that desperately needed it” and they likely will make the point that “it is unconscionable that the average salary of a lawyer is $79,000 a year and the average salary of a teacher is $39,000 a year.” But you won’t fin

As Poverty Rate Rises and Unemployment Persists, Americans Need a New “New Deal”

Jay Murdock

Sep 15, 2011
2 min

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, big government is a four-letter word, but newly released poverty and income data signal the need to invest in large-scale programs and initiatives that have the potential to turn the country around. Quickly. The federal government and the administration have to do more, not less. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the pre

Jay Murdock

Aug 26, 2011
5 min

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 and national debt is the sad reality of poverty and hunger in America. At the root of these issues is the ugly legacy of racism and the failure to recognize white privilege. Some will argue, with justification, that many white Americans are suffering these days too. But those problems are not the consequences of systematic oppression. To ackno

Prison Spending Bleeds the Education System

Jay Murdock

Apr 8, 2011
4 min

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 education the priority. California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to transfer thousands of nonviolent offenders from state prisons to county jails, an admirable effort to reduce prison overcrowding and make treatment programs more effective. In Virginia, Gov. Robert McDonnell is working to close eight prison facilities and use that money to suppor

Jay Murdock

Feb 11, 2011
3 min

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 of equality, not the locomotive of inequality. With the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Congress has the opportunity to fundamentally transform American education and set it on the path towards equality and excellence for all children. When ESEA was last reauthorized by Congress in 2002 with overwhelmi

Jay Murdock

Dec 24, 2010
7 min

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 investing in our people — especially their educations. You’ve probably seen the reports. American students rank low on international standards of educational performance. Too many of ours schools are failing. Too few young people who are qualified for college or post-secondary education have the opportunity. I’m not one of those who thinks the

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Will We Act to Save All Our Children and Our Nation’s Future? We Can!

The Federal Government Didn’t Lose the War on Poverty — It Retreated

Exposing ALEC’s Agenda to Defund and Dismantle Public Education

The Irony of Mitt Romney’s 47 Percent

Republican Race to the Bottom on Education

As Poverty Rate Rises and Unemployment Persists, Americans Need a New “New Deal”

The American Dream, In Black and White

Prison Spending Bleeds the Education System

Law of Unintended Consequences

The Attack on American Education

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The Federal Government Didn’t Lose the War on Poverty — It Retreated

Exposing ALEC’s Agenda to Defund and Dismantle Public Education

The Irony of Mitt Romney’s 47 Percent

Republican Race to the Bottom on Education

As Poverty Rate Rises and Unemployment Persists, Americans Need a New “New Deal”

The American Dream, In Black and White

Prison Spending Bleeds the Education System

Law of Unintended Consequences

The Attack on American Education

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