● Coming soon to a school near you, if Donald Trump gets his way: larger class sizes.
Trump and his Education Secretary Betsy Devos want to completely eliminate Title IIA funds, while at the same time increasing government support to privately-run schools, including charters, parochial and private schools. They claim to be supporting a parent’s right to choose by expanding these options. Yet most parent’s first choice is a well-resourced, neighborhood public school with reasonably small classes, to ensure that their children are provided with sufficient attention and feedback from their teachers. The proposed elimination of Title IIA funds will work against parent choice, by making it even more difficult for parents to access these options – and will undermine the quality of education their children receive, especially those students who need small classes the most.
● In the age of Trump, can labor unite?
● The untold history of charter schools.
● Taking it to the streets in the Twin Cities on May Day.
● Ten reasons not to give big commercial airlines more power by privatizing air traffic control:
7. The airlines are the biggest cause of delays. The airlines are responsible for the majority of all airline delays, as reported by the Department of Transportation. Why would giving them more control by privatizing air traffic control alleviate delays?According to a statement from Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), “Data from the Department of Transportation and reported by Bloomberg reveals airline problems,including technical glitches and mechanical failures, as the leading cause of airline delays, surpassing weather and air-traffic control problems.”
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