Hillary Tries Touting a New Entitlement
Hillary Rodham Clinton should have just had a birthday cake and blown out 50 candles instead of staging what a White House spokesman called a "focused comeback" to proclaim what she described as a "frontier issue." The event sounded like a typical … [Read more...] about Hillary Tries Touting a New Entitlement
The Truth About National Testing — November 1997
The Truth About National Testing President Clinton is pressing ahead with his plan to nationalize public school curriculum through national reading tests for 4th graders and national math tests for 8th graders. Congressional opposition to … [Read more...] about The Truth About National Testing — November 1997
Education Reporter — October 1997
Confrontation with Clinton over National Testing
President Clinton thinks he's on the popular side in drawing a line in the sand about his plan for national tests. He's wrong; he has misjudged the issue. Senator John Ashcroft has taken up the challenge, promising a filibuster. He already has 26 … [Read more...] about Confrontation with Clinton over National Testing
National Standards Mean Federal Control
Now that Clinton has made a giant leap toward federalized health insurance through KidCare, he is moving rapidly to federalize public school curriculum through national reading tests for 4th graders and national math tests for 8th graders. In both … [Read more...] about National Standards Mean Federal Control
G.I. Jane Is a Role-Model for Evil
"G.I. Jane," directed by Ridley Scott, is a fitting sequel to his 1991 movie "Thelma and Louise." Both movies try to idealize the macho victim, the tough, gun-toting woman who triumphs over the perceived discriminations perpetrated by an unfair … [Read more...] about G.I. Jane Is a Role-Model for Evil
Education Reporter — September 1997
Education Reporter — August 1997
Is the NEA Union ‘Molding the Future’? — August 1997
Is the NEA Union 'Molding the Future'? While most Americans were enjoying nonpolitical fireworks and cookouts over the Fourth of July weekend, 8,923 delegates and 5,469 registered non-delegates to the annual National Education … [Read more...] about Is the NEA Union ‘Molding the Future’? — August 1997