Sleeping through the election
Two quick hits on yesterday's election. One's obvious. The geographical…
NEA $1M to Kennedy Institute
From our Education Intelligence Agent:
The National Education…
MassDOT Developers Must Be Stopped
Dear Secretary Mullan,
Last year, I criticized manual toll collection,…
Nearing victory on charters
President Obama and U.S. Education Secretary Duncan changed the…
NEA: $26M to Advocacy Groups
From our man in Havana (the Education Intelligence Agency) comes…
Pleading For A Naked Display of Public Power
Ok, not a typical request from these pages, but the ongoing delays…
Spinbusting — State Workforce Numbers
Rejoice, rejoice, the 2009 CAFR is out and with it, a consistent,…
Confused by Menino's Inaugural
He hits the right note early on in the speech:
The right bill…
You think we have problems
Italy is nice. I am in Italy. So things are good, right? Well,…
It's not nice to call the President a liar
The Lowell Sun reported a week or so back that
Teachers Union…
But Did He Go To Handshakes?
The Governor has used his site visits to make a point in the…
Psst, it's no secret, but that doesn't make it easy
Shared by Whitney Tilson of Democrats for Education Reform is…
MoveOn.org opposes health care bill
About three hours ago, MoveOn.org asked its members to undertake…
What Does $400+ million get you?
Or, to put it in greater detail, what does $471 million per year,…
Finally some good news on the DC choice program
Andrew Campanella passes on the good new that "a bipartisan team…
Maybe Hire That Guy From the Fed Ex Ads?
You remember him don't you? The Fast-Talking Guy.
Senate Republicans…
Semantics and the Size of State Government
The Herald took a shot at the Patrick Administration yesterday,…
Will Brownsberger — Transparency Champion
Today's Globe story on the state's huge legal expenditures on…
How to stop investment in urban areas
Greg Peterson knows the development world and related environmental…
The Cake Is Baked, Convention-Center Style
Sunday's Globe brought a supportive editorial asking for a careful…
Growing discomfort with P21?
EdWeek's Stephen Sawchuk gives a wide-ranging look into the Partnership…
Hard hitting WaPo piece on scholarships
Anthony Williams, the D.C. mayor from 1999 to 2007, and Kevin…
Whining About Legislative Process
Yesterday's Globe highlighted a troubling aspect of the state…
Awkward Juxtaposition Department — Probation
Today's Globe detailed a new Boston Foundation report that shows…