Toronto In American public and political life there used to be some clear tests that determined whether you were “one of us” or “one of them,” whether you were progressive or conservative, stood with the people or stood with special interests. These markers were so stark and clear that a generation ago it would have …
Category: Education
Change.org Zigzag Positions on Anti-Union Stand for Children and Students First
Cincinnati Speaking of Change.org and its chameleon way to seeming to be a progressive nonprofit, but actually operating a for profit, list aggregation and sales operation, no sooner do we look at the contradictions and deceptions in the way they present themselves than I notice an item in the Huffington Post by Ryan Grim with …
India Right to Education Act and the Struggle for Equity amidst Corruption
Delhi As the United States confronts the issues of inequity it continues to be sobering in the improving economy of India to see how severe inequity can become and what it takes to try to catch up. A good example of the effort is the new Right to Education (RTE) Act which reserves 25% of …