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School of Life
by Lew Cypher (libertarian)
About The Author
As the son of a Boston debutante and a Wyoming cowboy, born and raised in northern California, I have always enjoyed an eclectic view of life. Being a natural jack of all trades, a life long learner and a bit of a talker, my bent toward education came early in life. I also strongly feel that neither Republicans or Democrats really get what is special or unique about public education in America and why less is more when it comes to government intervention in public education. About The Column
Strong public education means locally controlled and locally funded public education. America could cut the cost of public education in half and not harm a single school by getting the Federal government and most state government intrusions out of the classroom.
Obama's Blueprint for Total Federal Control in Public Education
Published: April 10, 2010
As America jusfifiably writhes over passage of Obamacare into law by hook or crook, the Obama administration is quietly poising itself to take over public education on a scale that makes No Child Left Behind look meaningless
Tenure and the Teachers Union
Published: March 13, 2010
Not since the days when local school boards fired male teachers for dating and female teachers for getting married, have teachers been under such serious assault from both the Left and the Right.
The Three Faces of Public Education in America
Published: March 6, 2010
Whether seen as Temple, Factory or Town Meeting, public education has been caught in a decades old, if not centuries old tug-of-war over its mission, mandate and future.
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