The Roosevelt Institute in Manhattan works on policy making at the student level, among other things. Join In Shaping The Future: The Rooosevelt Institute 570 Lexington Ave New York, New York (212) 444-9130 http://www.rooseveltinstitute.org/ https://www.facebook.com/Roosevelt.Institute For more info on these proposals, see more detailed story below this one. 1 Sensible […]
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The Third Way: A Record of Impact
The Third Way is not just an idea-that it’s not about Democrats and Republicans, it’s about what works–it’s also an organization in Washington, and it is perhaps the most effective moderate organization in that city. Here is their essential record of achievement entitled a record of Impact. Sometimes people get […]
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Donna Shalala to head Clinton Foundation
The Clinton Foundation will get new leadership in the form of longtime Clinton ally and former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala as it continues to face ongoing questions about its foreign fundraising practices, former President Bill Clinton announced in Coral Gables, Florida on Friday. The news of Shalala’s […]
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This is a story on the Educational Foundation Jeb Bush is most interested in. Reform yes. But at the expense of Public Education? Does it have to be a face-off? Can public education learn from and share with charter schools (as they should)? In North Carolina…for instance….most conservatives don’t believe […]
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Teachers’ Unions: Noble…Yes…Flexible?…Not So Much.
Speaking with someone from the American Federation of Teachers on 12-13-14 in DC. I came away with much more respect for Teaching Unions, and for quite a bit of Teachers’ Unions do…but as we’re seeing with the Police Union in New York City..there can be a blanket un-nuanced vibe…after this […]
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