Tag Archives: public schools

True homeland security

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Myra

Are you feeling particularly secure right now? You should be, because we’re spending 39.5 billion bucks a year to give you the warm, fuzzy feeling that comes from knowing that the folks at the Department of Homeland Security are on … Continue reading →

Posted in Current events, Education, Family, Food, Health, Life | Tagged food insecurity, fusion centers, Homeland Security, homelessness, public schools, public universities, unemployment | Comments Off

Chipping away at public education

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Myra

I’ve seen how public education is being destroyed firsthand, and I can tell you that Bill Gates, Arne Duncan, Congress and presidents past and current are wrong about how to fix it. Instead of attempting to improve the underlying problems, … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Philadelphia, Politics | Tagged Arne Duncan, Bill Gates, Center for Research on Educational Outcomes, charter schools, Congress, Educational Management organizations, Kaplan, leveling, Paul Vallas, Philadelphia School District, poverty & learning, public schools, The Philadelphia Writing Project | Comments Off

Stop Bitching and Start a Revolution

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Myra

Back in 2005, on a trip to Washington DC, I bought a sweet little tank top from a smiling young man. Emblazoned on the front were the words: Stop Bitching and Start a Revolution. I’m not a revolutionary, but neither … Continue reading →

Posted in Current events, Life, Politics | Tagged Al Gore, Aristotle, Compassionate Conservatism, corporate interests, environmental regulations, Financial crisis of 2008, Fox News, George Bush, Herman Cain, inequities, Mass hypnosis, Occupy Wall Street, public schools, Reality TV, Republicans, Revolution, Taxes on millionaires, the social net, third world countries, wages with benefits | 4 Comments

America’s Trojan Horse

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Myra

I’m grateful for The Center for Media & Democracy’s PR Watch, which, in its own words, reports on spin and disinformation. In July, it released the secrets of The American Legislative Exchange Council, (ALEC), founded in 1973. If you go … Continue reading →

Posted in Current events, Politics | Tagged ALEC, ALEC Watch, American Legislative Exchange Council, betrayal, Center for Media and Democracy, corporate interests, corporate wealth, Corrective Corporation of America. CCA, elimination of early parole, Eric Cantor, increased incarceration, John Boehner, loss of rights, lost benefits, Medicaid, model bills, private prisons, Private schools, public schools, reverse mortgages, voting rights, vouchers, Walmart, war on workers | 3 Comments

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