Opponents of school choice appear committed to the application of the maxim, he who defines the terms wins the argument. Consider a recent letter to the Comptroller General of the United States, jointly signed by Senators Patty Murray (D. -WA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D. -RI), and Ron Wyden (D. -OR), in which the…
As these words are being penned, Chicago’s public school system is teetering on the verge of insolvency. Facing a current budget deficit approaching a half billion dollars, the system once headed by former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has become something of a political football being kicked around by the city’s Democratic mayor,…
I’m a registered lobbyist.
Sharing that piece of information with people I meet for the first time often provokes a spontaneous reaction that’s something akin to what I imagine I’d see were I to back away from a handshake while explaining that I’ve recently been exposed to the Ebola virus. Honest. The utterance, “I’m a…
SB 277 (Pan & Allen) – the so-called “vaccination bill” – is progressing steadily toward the legislative finishing line. An Assembly floor debate and vote could occur as early as tomorrow (June 18). Should the controversial measure seeking the elimination of the personal beliefs exemption (PBE) from state mandated immunizations make its…
