Perhaps this is old news to those keeping their thumbs on the pulse of the Common Core’s controversial standards, but some of us — including yours truly — have come to the game a little late. One thing I find strangely under-discussed is the Standards’ slap in the face to one of American culture’s strongest …
Sigh. Mayor Bill DeBlasio is at it again, showing how much he cares about teachers unions children who need better school options. DeBlasio announced he would reverse a decision made by the Bloomberg administration to provide classroom space for a number of charter schools. Eva Moskowitz, a former City Councilwoman, operates 22 charter schools that serve 6,700 …
Awful: Bill DeBlasio’s Attack On NYC Charter SchoolsRead More »
Choice is better — and liberals know it. No, this isn’t about abortion. No one in their right mind would say that choice in murder is a good thing. I’m talking about how everyday liberals in government belie the notions that they peddle about the policies they advocate. Conservatives argue that choice creates competition, which …
This is part six of a nine-part series by the entire Pocket Full of Liberty staff focused on President Obama’s specific failures during his time in office. – Barack Obama campaigned heavily on big education issues. During the 2008 campaign and his first term, President Obama repeatedly outlined his views and goals on education. Once in …
President Obama’s Failures: Education – Part 6 of 9Read More »
In 1987, the U.S. Department of Energy proposed funding for an ambitious project to sequence (put in order) every chemical basepair that makes up DNA in a human cell. The assumption was that ~20,000 human genes would be physically located and identified, allowing study of their functions and roles in disease. The proposed project was …
Who Owns Your DNA? SCOTUS To Rule On Gene PatentsRead More »
Twenty years ago, the United States led the world in science & technology and innovative research & development. Now, more than half of all U.S. patents are issued to non-U.S. companies. Does this mean other countries are catching up or that US research and innovation is declining? It’s not that students aren’t curious about science and math. About 1 million …
Congress Roots for STEM, Proposes Science Laureate PositionRead More »