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October 2026

1. 30 OctLone Star Left: Is Texas Turning Blue?
2. 30 OctPeter Greene: Why the Panic Over College Readiness, Again?
3. 30 OctAdam Kinzinger: Do Not Let Elon Musk Buy OUR Government!
4. 29 OctJulian Vasquez-Heilig: A Win by Gina Hinojosa Would Dramatically Change Education in Texas
5. 29 OctMarc Elias: A Heroic Defender of Democracy Details Trump’s Efforts to Disrupt the Electioms
6. 28 OctAndy Spears: Justin Pearson Has a Good Chance at Winning a Tennessee House Seat
7. 28 OctHouse Democrats Release Report about Trump Dealings with Epstein and DOJ Suppression of His Behavior
8. 28 Oct“Abbott Elementary”Is Delightful. The Damage to the Children of Philadelphia Is Not.
9. 27 OctVivek Ramaswamy is a Vile and Disgusting Man, Unfit to be Governor of Ohio or Anywhere Else
10. 27 OctWhy Reading Fiction Matters
11. 26 OctPolice Remove 3-year-old from Soccer Game Because He is Too Good
12. 26 OctWho Ever Imagined that the U.S. and Russia Would Become Business Partners?
13. 26 OctTrump Makes BIG Deals with Putin, Who Is Now Our Closest Ally
14. 26 OctA Despatch from Madrid
15. 23 OctPolitifact Rates Video Attacking Talarico as a Pedophile to be AI Fake, Generated by Russian Bot
16. 23 OctTexas: A Brave Candidate Who Is Running in a Ruby-Red District
17. 23 OctTrump Is Obsessed with Redecorating D.C., Not Ending Iran War or Cost of Living
18. 23 OctBruce Baker Evaluates the Sorry Condition of Education in Florida
19. 22 OctAdam Kinzinger: Corruption, Graft, and Grifting in D.C.
20. 22 OctPlease Help This Candidate in Texas
21. 22 OctRussian Bots Are at It Again, Trying to Sway Our Elections
22. 22 OctBenjamin R. Cremer: An Outpouring of Hatred While Shouting “USA! USA!”
23. 21 OctShiloh Salazar Is Running in One of the Reddest Districts in Texas
24. 21 OctJohn Thompson: Please! No More Miracles!
25. 21 OctMeg White: Spellings and Duncan Want to Revive Their Failed Programs
26. 20 OctTrump Claims That Schools in 5 States Encourage Transgender Surgery
27. 20 OctAndy Spears: Tennessee Republicans Want State Takeover of Nashville Schools, Despite Record of Failure
28. 20 OctTexas Evangelicals Lead the Fight to Eliminate Separation of Church and State
29. 20 OctRobert Reich: The NY Times Reports “Both Sides” of a Campaign Debate
30. 19 OctExcuse Me While I Keep a Close Watch on Texas
31. 19 OctTexas: Houston Chronicle Endorses Gina Hinojosa for Governor
32. 19 OctTrump’s Targeting of Rep. Ilhan Omar is Fascist
33. 18 OctA Despatch from Morocco
34. 18 OctMary Trump: Sleepy Donald Lies the Way Other People Breathe
35. 18 OctAaron Parnas: Putin Orders Military to Make Cities in Ukraine “Unlivable”
36. 16 OctOhio: Appeals Court Rules Vouchers Unconstitutional!
37. 16 OctNo Dictators! No Kings!
38. 16 OctThomas Ultican: Ohio’s Big Voucher Scam
39. 16 OctHeather Cox Richardson: Incompetence + Corruption at a Historic High
40. 15 OctOlga Lautman: Trump Sells Out Ukraine to Aid His Friend Putin
41. 15 OctTexas: Judge Refuses to Reinstate 92 Voting Locations Cut in Tarrant County
42. 15 OctThe Sordid Voucher Scam Cheats Everyone But Billionaires
43. 14 OctMelania Trump Threatens to Sue Blogger and Destroy Her
44. 14 OctDefying Federal Judge’s Order, Trump Cuts Down Hundreds of Trees in D.C. on Public Golf Course
45. 14 OctJohn Thompson: Why Are Oklahoma Republicans Bullying Their Muslim Neighbors?
46. 13 OctMarc Elias: No Doubt! Trump Lost the 2020 Election.
47. 13 OctStudents Pay the Price for Failing Voucher Programs Where Education is a Fiction
48. 13 OctNote to Elite Media: Stop Promoting Rahm Emanuel!
49. 12 OctI’m Off on the Road to Morocco!
50. 12 OctTrump Makes a Deal with Putin That Betrays Ukraine, the U.S., and Our Allies
51. 12 OctJulian Vasquez Heilig: Nikole Hannah-Jones and Her Daughter
52. 9 OctFlorida Wants to Be First State to Repeal All Vaccine Mandates
53. 9 OctShould Religious Schools That Accept Public Money Be Allowed to Discriminate?
54. 8 OctSnopes: Is There a Golden Statue of a Naked Trump at European Parliament?
55. 8 OctTrump Ambassador to Greece Begged Donor for Money
56. 8 OctParker Molloy: What the Media Got Wrong About Jack Smith’s Testimony and Eric Schmitt’s Accusation
57. 8 OctFrench Students Protest Conditions in Schools, Hundreds of Schools Closed
58. 7 OctDo You Agree with the Education Experts?
59. 7 OctJohn Thompson: What Do “Experts” Know About School Reform?
60. 7 OctProPublica: It’s Easy to Open a Private School and Get Voucher Money!
61. 6 OctAre Jared Kushner and Trump’s Friends Making Business Deals with Putin on the Side?
62. 6 OctHeather Cox Richardson: More Trump Family Corruption
63. 6 OctReverend Benjamin R. Cremer: What’s Wrong with Pete Hegseth’s Emphasis on Religion in the Military
64. 6 OctBill Gates: Why AI Must Be Regulated, Why It Is Dangerous
65. 5 OctFlorida Parents and Teachers Aghast at Downplaying of Climate Change and Evolution in K-12 Science Standards
66. 5 OctWhy States Should Avoid the Federal Voucher Program
67. 5 OctNetwork for Public Education Urges States Not to Opt in to Federal Voucher Program!
68. 2 OctRobert Reich: A Dystopian Nightmare, with Hegseth in Charge
69. 2 OctPeter Greene: New Regulations for Federal Voucher Program Tie the Hands of Local Officials
70. 2 OctThe Five Biggest Charter School Grifts
71. 1 OctCome to Hear a Brilliant Analysis of Trump’s War on DEI!
72. 1 OctWhat Will the New Federal Voucher Program Mean for Public Schools?
73. 1 OctReverend Benjamin R. Cremer: “When Did Jesus Say, ‘Let the Little Ones Defend Themselves in Court'”

September 2026

1. 30 SepRobert Hubbell: Republicans Are Out of Touch with the Past and the Future
2. 30 SepKansas: Republican Senator Was a Doctor. He Sued Hundreds of His Patients Who Didn’t Pay Their Bills
3. 30 SepBruce Baker: Trying to Understand Margaret Roza’s Cures for Underfunded Schools
4. 29 SepDid Netanyahu Know about the October 7 Attack Before It Happened?
5. 29 SepFreddy DeBoer: No, American Schools Are Not Failing
6. 28 SepRobert Reich: Beware Rahm Emanuel, the Worst Canddate for 2028!
7. 28 SepWill the Trump Administration Build a Baseball Stadium in a National Park?
8. 25 SepHeather Cox Richardson: Trump’s Cruel, Reckless Fantasy World
9. 25 Sep4,700 Charter Schools Closed in 24 Years!
10. 25 SepPeter Greene: The Ghost of Milton Friedman Haunts Us
11. 24 Sep8-Year-Old Boy Starved and Beaten to Death. His Mother Allegedly Was Home-Schooling Him.
12. 24 SepJan Resseger: What Ohio’s New School Grades Tell Us: It’s Better to be Rich!
13. 24 SepIs It 1950 Again? Provost at University of Texas-Austin Removes Majors in All Ethnic, Racial, and Gender Studies.
14. 23 SepWhy Did Russian Oligarch Foot the Bill for Don Jr.’s Lavish Wedding?
15. 23 SepHeather Cox Richardson: Trump Is Belligerent at the UN. The Secretary-General Has a Different Vision.
16. 23 SepOn Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Disappointment in the Public Schools She Chose for Her Daughter
17. 22 SepHeather Cox Richardson: Trump Vs. the First Amendment
18. 22 SepWhy You Should Attend the NPE Conference This Weekend!
19. 22 SepFCC Allows Increased Foreign Ownership of U.S. Major Media
20. 22 SepArizona: Vouchers Are Working Well for Religious Schools
21. 21 SepDon’t Miss This Brilliant Blast at Trump’s War on DEI!
22. 21 SepHow the Media Should Respond to Trump’s Ban on CNN, MSNOW, and Politico
23. 21 SepTexas: Gina Hinojosa Surges, Takes the Lead Against Greg Abbott in Governor’s Race
24. 18 SepJoyce Vance: A Week of Political Craziness
25. 18 SepJohn Thompson: Republicans in Oklahoma are Worried About the Election
26. 18 SepTennessee: Voucher Students Get Lower Test Scores than Peers in Public Schools. State Drops Testing Requirenent.
27. 17 SepTexas: Family of Woman who Died Because She Was Denied an Abortion Is Suing AG Ken Paxton
28. 17 SepHECHINGER Report: Voucher Schools Are Not Required to Comply with Federal IDEA Law
29. 17 SepStephen Dyer: Charter Schools in Ohio Are Failing When Compared to District Schools. Does Anyone Care?
30. 16 SepThe Board of the Kennedy Center Should Resign or Be Fired
31. 16 SepWhy the U.S. Supreme Court Blocked Trump’s Efforts to Stop Mail-in Voting
32. 16 SepAudrey Watters: The Oligarchs’ Vision of Schooling Really Sucks
33. 16 SepNick Covington: The Battle for Public Schools and the Freedom to Learn and Teach in Iowa
34. 15 SepFederal Judge Rules that Kennedy Center Board May Not Put Trump Name on Building or Grounds
35. 15 SepSteve Schmidt: Is South Carolina a Free State or a MAGA Colony?
36. 15 SepHomeschooling Enables Abusive Parents to Do What They Wish to Their Children
37. 14 SepKennedy Center May Go Bankrupt as Soon as Tomorrow, Says Board. Only Trump Name Can Save It.
38. 14 SepInside the Collapse of a “Montessori Ponzi” Scheme
39. 14 SepHow the Billionaires Manufactured an Education “Crisis”
40. 12 SepAndrew Tobias: We’ll Give You $10,000 to Vote for OUR Party!
41. 11 SepHeather Cox Richardson: Houthis Seize Key Port, Prices Will Rise
42. 11 SepNancy Bailey: How Common Core and the “Science of Reading” Undermine Writing
43. 11 SepSeptember 11: I Will Never Forget
44. 10 SepBruce Baker: How to Follow the Charter School Money Trail
45. 10 SepTC in LA: A Week of Looney Tunes
46. 10 SepCREDO: The Charter Research Project That Won’t Take “No Effect” for an Answer
47. 9 SepHeather Cox Richardson: Elon Musk and the Revival of Fascism
48. 9 SepA Young Man Wanted to Be an American. He Was Killed by the Racism of Donald Trump and Stephen Miller and Their MAGA Followers.
49. 9 SepJamelle Bouie: Pierre Damas Bel Should Still Be Alive
50. 9 SepOpenAI is Being Sued for Failing to Warn Officials about School Shooter
51. 8 SepGary Rubinstein: Eva Moskowitz Sues NYSED for Inadvertently Exposing that They Have Been Gaming the U.S. News Rankings for Years
52. 8 SepTexas: Something is Fishy about a School District Leader and His Charter Chain
53. 7 SepRevive Unions to Celebrate Labor Day!
54. 4 SepOhio: Billionaire Jeff Yass Wants to Buy the Governor’s Race for Ramaswamy
55. 4 SepLos Angeles School District Limits AI in Classrooms
56. 4 SepFlorida Couple Homeschooled Their Grandchildren While Confining Them to a Truck and Sexually Abusing Them
57. 3 SepProPublica: Idaho Permits “Faith Healers” to Substitute for Medical Care for Children
58. 3 SepFreddy DeBoer: Whatever Happened to Raj Chetty and His Claims about Teachers?
59. 3 SepJeff Bryant: Did the Big Teachers’ Protest Rally in 2011 Make a Difference?
60. 2 SepKennedy Center Begins Removing Iconic Sculpture “Blue”
61. 2 SepHeather Cox Richardson: The Plot to Disenfranchise Millions of Voters This Fall
62. 2 SepJamelle Bouie: Trump’s Plan to Subvert the 2026 Election and the Constitution
63. 2 SepPaul Krugman: The Plot to Steal Venezuela’s Oil
64. 1 SepThe Billionaires Who Are Trying to Buy Our Elections
65. 1 SepScott Dworkin: Drag Queen Beats Texas and Gov. Abbott
66. 1 SepCorey DeAngelis: Are Public Schools Unconstitutional?

August 2026

1. 31 AugDolly Parton and Carol Burnett in Nashville; You Will Love This!
2. 31 AugNew Study: RFK Jr. Is Wrong. No Connection Between Circumcision and Autism
3. 31 AugFlorida School Board Member: “I Am Not a Unicorn!”
4. 28 AugMost ICE Arrests Are People Who Never Committed a Crime
5. 28 AugMary Trump: Will No One Stop Trump’s Unhinged Behavior?
6. 28 AugJohn Merrow: Dolly Parton explains Why She Started the Imagination Library
7. 27 AugTrump Signs Order Renaming Lake Ontario, Calling It “Lake America”
8. 27 AugQuickwrit: Thanks to Trump and Hegseth, Our National Defense is in Crisis
9. 27 AugConfidential Records Reveal: Trump’s Takeover of Kennedy Center Was a Financial Disaster
10. 27 AugDr. Paul Offit On the Absurdity of Trump’s Vaccine Recommendations
11. 26 AugTrump Threatens to Demolish Kennedy Center If He Is Not Allowed to Renovate It

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