The primaries will trim down the candidates in Alabama. While there are 11 Republicans & 8 Democrats vying for the seat, only 3 are considered contenders.
Source: Crowded field of Alabama candidates fight for open seat in Senate
The politics behind your college and how you pay for it
The student loan industry is a major player in political contributions and money in politics, and is even more active when it comes to lobbying
Source: The politics behind your college and how you pay for it
Headline Says Don’t Protect Worst Teachers
Another editorial in the San Diego Union attacks teachers and the California public education system. The author has a personal work history of harming California’s public schools by scheming to privatize them. The editorial was written by Rae Belisle. She is identified as a former member of California’s State Board of Education, but she is so much more than that.
Ms. Belise opened her attack,
“Competition for success in the 21st-century economy is increasingly tied to an educated workforce with strong science, technology, engineering and math skills.
“Parents, community and business leaders, and policy makers trying to keep and grow jobs in California should be shocked that in just a few short years California has won the race to the bottom.”
It is true that education is important to the future of any society, however, it is also important that education policy not be driven by a false narrative.
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The honest Legacy of Congressman Vern Ehlers
On Tuesday, former US Congressman Vern Ehlers passed away at the age of 83.
In the past few days there has been a number of news stories reflecting on the life of the former Congressman, with virtually every story communicating nothing but respect and admiration for Vern Ehlers.
One article on MLive just listed the comments from local politicians, both current and former, such as Senator Debbie Stabenow, Rep. Bill Huizenga, current Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss.
A WOOD TV 8 story provides significant time to Ehler’s former press secretary Chris Barbee, but also included commentary from additional politicians like Rep. Justin Amash, Gov. Rick Snyder and Rep. Fred Upton.
An earlier story on MLive provided some background on Ehlers’ political career from Kent County Commissioner to Congressman. In addition, some of the news coverage highlighted certain policies that the former Congressman had “championed,”…
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