PA Gubernatorial Hopeful Scott Wagner Had Lunch Date with Betsy DeVos It was reported earlier this week that Pennsylvania State Senator and gubernatorial hopeful Scott Wagner hired John Kennedy, the former chairman of Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, as chair of the Scott Wagner for Governor committee. Our reporting following up on Senator Wagner’s campaign chair showed…
Why Schools Should NOT Be Run Like Businesses
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What’s this About a Women’s March on Washington?
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Senator Wagner’s Campaign Chair Has Ties to Devos Dark Money
Senator Wagner’s Campaign Chair Has Ties to Devos Dark Money Pennsylvania State Senator Scott Wagner is preparing to bring the conservative takeovers of Wisconsin and Michigan to Pennsylvania by hiring a campaign chair that has connections to Betsy and Dick Devos dark money. The Post Gazette reports that Senator Wagner has hired John Kennedy from the Citizens Alliance…
Tabula Rasa
History repeats itself because humans are greedy, impetuous, murderous creatures, and somehow the best of us can not contain the basest. Welcome to the point in the Anthropocene where we decide what will become of us. Hold those you love close, and love generously and loudly. On Friday January 20, 2017 the most thoroughly incompetent…
Worse Than Fake News – Ignored News. Top 5 Education Stories You May Have Missed in 2016
Worse Than Fake News – Ignored News. Top 5 Education Stories You May Have Missed in 2016 Fake news! Watch out for fake news! In the wake of the disastrous 2016 election cycle that left us with a conman turned reality TV star as President, the media has suddenly decided the whole thing can be blamed…
Important Security Apps For The Protester
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Senator Wagner’s First Campaign Stunt a Nightmare Before Christmas
Senator Wagner’s First Campaign Stunt a Nightmare Before Christmas Here we go Pennsylvania. Senator Scott Wagner has officially launched his campaign to “Make Pennsylvania Great Again,” and it has turned out to be a total nightmare before Christmas for working families. The Trump like figure has been bragging about killing a bill that would have kept…
How Do We Combat Fake News in Our Classrooms?
How Do We Combat Fake News in Our Classrooms? After the election, a larger swath of the population has been discussing “fake news.” Calls for “media literacy” ring out from interviews and articles. For example, at the end of an hour-long NPR interview, fake news researcher Craig Silverman offered this solution almost as an afterthought: [W]e…
Make Your City a Sanctuary City: 4 Practical and 4 Moral Reasons
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