Porn industry lobbyists feel out Capitol Hill in a time of economic crisis.
Dana Goldstein
Dana Goldstein, a former associate editor and writer at the Prospect, comes from a family of public-school educators. She received the Spencer Fellowship in Education Journalism, a Schwarz Fellowship at the New America Foundation, and a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellowship at the Nation Institute. Her journalism is regularly featured in Slate, The Atlantic, The Nation, The Daily Beast, and other publications, and she is a staff writer at the Marshall Project.
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CAN WE PROTECT JOBS AND REFORM SCHOOLS?
I missed this last week, but after The New York Times editorial board came out in favor of attaching tougher accountability standards to the education dollars in the stimulus package, Eduwonk Andrew Rotherham highlighted a major tension at the heart of education reform: Free-market, pro-charter school, and pro-merit pay types want to fire ineffective teachers. […]
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The Questioning Spirit
Hebrew schools have long discouraged American Jewish children from thinking critically about Israel. This Passover season, it is time for a change.
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KEEPING TEACH FOR AMERICA IN PERSPECTIVE.
New research out of North Carolina seems to confirm earlier studies showing that Teach for America teachers are a bit more effective than teachers who come out of traditional teachers’ colleges. That’s good news, as it justifies the program’s recent expansion to new regions, such as Boston. Indeed, the argument that alternative teacher certification programs […]
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ON “SOCIALISM.”
A new Rasmussen poll finds that a full 20 percent of Americans prefer socialism to capitalism. If you look only at those under 30, 37 percent prefer capitalism, 33 percent socialism, and 30 percent are undecided. I think John Judis has the right interpretation of these numbers: …what those 30 percent of under-thirties probably mean […]
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THE TIMES ON EDUCATION REFORM.
More evidence that the establishment is getting behind major reforms in how teachers are evaluated and paid: The New York Times editorial board today calls on Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the Obama administration to hold states to tougher accountability standards if they want to receive a piece of the $49 billion school stabilization […]
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CELEBRITIES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Because of singer Chris Brown‘s assault of his pop star girlfriend Rihanna, the topic of domestic violence has gotten a fair amount of attention in the American media recently, from celebrity magazine speculation about the couple’s current status to serious reports of teen girls “blaming the victim” in the case. So I was interested to […]
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OBAMA PREPARING CONGRESS FOR CLASH WITH NETANYAHU.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz has a fascinating report on the administration’s attempts, via talks with Democratic legislators, to preempt the influence of the right-wing Netanyahu government here in the U.S. The White House expects the new Israeli government to lobby Congress to accept the continued construction of Israeli settlements and less of an emphasis on […]
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TWO MONTHS’ SALARY?
A number of bloggers have called attention to a fascinating work of art by D.C.’s very own Lee Gainer. She created a series of 20 prints entitled “Two Months’ Salary,” depicting what engagement rings a man can “afford” according to his profession. The piece questions the traditional idea that the “right” amount to spend is […]
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VERMONT LEGALIZES GAY MARRIAGE.
Vermont is now the fourth state in the nation to legalize gay marriage. The state legislature has overridden Gov. Jim Douglas‘ veto. —Dana Goldstein
