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My friends in the TV news business are in a state of despair about Donald Trump, even as their bosses in the boardroom are giddy over what he's doing for their once sagging ratings. ”
When I listen to President Obama speak to and about women, he sometimes sounds too paternalistic for my taste. ”
In 'The Founders,' his new book about top charter schools, Richard Whitmire traces both the 'revolution' these schools brought about in many American cities as well as a parallel phenomenon, 'the charter pushback campaigns.' ”
When you have Candidate A saying the sky is blue, and Candidate B saying it's a cloudy day, I look outside and I see, well, it's a cloudy day. I should be able to tell my viewers, 'Candidate A is wrong, Candidate B is right,' and not have to say, 'Well, you decide.' Then it would be like I'm an idiot. ”
There's no reason why anyone's job should become untouchable for the rest of their life. ”
The consequences of substandard teaching go far beyond whether college or a good job is in reach. They affect earning potential, with implications throughout a person's life. ”
I had a moment where I left journalism, and I started getting interested in this issue and writing about it, where I felt there was a right side and a wrong side around a lot of these issues relating to education. ”
People say, 'Are you going to be beating up one side or the other side?' It's everybody. It's the entire education establishment that is in power. ”
Bipartisanship is really tough to achieve when everyone on both sides is left with a bad, bad taste in their mouths. ”
Gay marriage passed in New York because four Republican legislators crossed party lines. They did it in part because they had true bipartisan financial support. ”