Texas Democrats adopted a new party platform at their state convention last weekend, and as I predicted a couple of weeks ago, the education section is similar to previous Democratic platforms and is strongly supportive of the public schools The Democratic Party, as an institution, has such a high regard for public education that its […]
As a longtime acquaintance and professional observer of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, I believe I can accurately say that he is a strong supporter of integrated schools. But some nonTexans who may have read his remarks about Thurgood Marshall yesterday may have doubts. During the opening session of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for […]
Although there is a lot of material swirling about – including Rep. Linda HarperBrown’s transportation problem and Rep. Leo “Arizona” Berman’s filing to run for speaker – I will not be blogging much, if at all, this week. I am in Nashville, attending the State Education Editors annual conference, a National Education Association event. You […]
After posting the item the other day listing some of the ways in which the recently adopted Texas Republican Party platform would cripple public education, I received a comment from a reader challenging me to be “fair” and also post the “ultraliberal” Democratic education proposals. Well, I was planning to post portions of the Democratic […]
