Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Charles Foster Johnson is a Baptist minister in Texas and founder of Pastors for Texas Children. He wrote an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle about the threats that vouchers pose to religious liberty, and his specific concern that Brett Kavanaugh endangers religious liberty because of his hostility to… Read more

Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: When the privatization of public education is at the heart of an election, billionaires spend record breaking sums to bend the outcome to their will. Source: Hijacked by Billionaires: How the Super Rich Buy Elections to Undermine Public Schools Read more

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: When I read something this powerful, I am moved to share it. I find the last line strange. Donald Trump will never become “the leader we prayed you would be.” It is not in him. William H. McRaven, a retired Navy admiral, was commander of the U.S. Joint… Read more

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Rudy Guiliani and Trump have recently contended that “collusion is not a crime” but real lawyers know that “collusion” is a straw man, not the issue. A friend sent me a post that explains why the word “collusion”is actually shorthand for very serious crimes. The term “collusion” may… Read more