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October 2026

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

September 2026

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

August 2026

  1. Dolly Parton and Carol Burnett in Nashville; You Will Love This!
  2. New Study: RFK Jr. Is Wrong. No Connection Between Circumcision and Autism
  3. Florida School Board Member: “I Am Not a Unicorn!”
  4. Most ICE Arrests Are People Who Never Committed a Crime
  5. Mary Trump: Will No One Stop Trump’s Unhinged Behavior?
  6. John Merrow: Dolly Parton explains Why She Started the Imagination Library
  7. Trump Signs Order Renaming Lake Ontario, Calling It “Lake America”
  8. Quickwrit: Thanks to Trump and Hegseth, Our National Defense is in Crisis
  9. Confidential Records Reveal: Trump’s Takeover of Kennedy Center Was a Financial Disaster
  10. Dr. Paul Offit On the Absurdity of Trump’s Vaccine Recommendations
  11. Trump Threatens to Demolish Kennedy Center If He Is Not Allowed to Renovate It
  12. Do Children Benefit from Attending Pre-K? Yes!
  13. Farewell to an Icon: Dolly Parton Reminds Us That There is Goodness in the World
  14. Arizona: State Supreme Court Kicks Anti-Voucher Referendum Off the Ballot
  15. Trump vs. The Military
  16. Paul Krugman: Reality and Evidence Are Not to Be Trusted!
  17. Trump Threatens to Sue Think-Tank for Publishing a Report He Doesn’t Like
  18. Jamelle Bouie on the Real Natalie Harp Scandal
  19. Pentagon Fires Leadership of “Stars and Stripes” for Exercising Freedom of the Press
  20. Florida: Voters Oust Key Right-Wing School Board
  21. Trans Trailblazer in Tennis Looks Back with Regret
  22. Connecticut: A Hedge Fund Billionaire Redefines the Democratic Party
  23. Sign up for the Network for Public Education Conference in Conroe, Texas, September 25-26!
  24. Which President Has the Best Record for Job Creation?
  25. Reading Fiction Is Good for Your Brain and Your Social Skills
  26. An Astonishing and Appropriate Use of AI
  27. How ICE Caused a MAGA Patriot to Lose Faith in Trump
  28. The Transgender Conundrum
  29. Trump Lashes Out at Another Female Reporter. Why Doesn’t the White House Press Corps Walk Out?
  30. An Important New Development in the Epstein Case!!
  31. Peter Greene: Federal Voucher Money Will Not Go to Public Schools
  32. Heather Cox Richardson: Will the Rule of Law Survive Attorney General Todd Blanche?
  33. Board of Kennedy Center Votes to Put Trump’s Name on the Building Again, Defying Court Order
  34. To Understand Putin’s Plan to Destroy NATO and the European Union, Read This
  35. Michael Hiltzik: Trump’s New Vaccine Schedule Endangers the Lives of US Children
  36. John Thompson: Will New Methods Undermine the Love of Learning in Oklahoma?
  37. Missouri: The Voters Rebuke Their State Leaders
  38. The Ballad of Stephen Miller
  39. Jan Resseger: The Trump Administration’s War on Children
  40. Indiana: Republicans Have Systematically Undermined Public Schools, Where 87% of Students Are Enrolled
  41. Join NPE in Houston–September 26-27 for an Exciting Exchange of Ideas
  42. The U.S. Constitution is NOT Based on the Bible
  43. Thom Hartmann: Trump Finds New Ways to Grift and Grab
  44. “Brave” Susan Collins! She Stands Up When It Doesn’t Matter
  45. Houston: How the State-Appointed Superintendent Cheated His Way to “Success”
  46. Joyce Vance Explains Trump’s Continuing Battle Against Birthright Citizenship
  47. Texas: Latest Poll Shows Democrats Surging
  48. James Traub: The Surprisingly Impressive Reading List in Texas
  49. Republicans Fully Cave to Trump, Todd Blanche Will Be Confirmed
  50. Have You Ever Been the Victim of a Scam?
  51. Unprecedented: Retired Judges Act to Protect the Rule of Law
  52. Benjamin R. Cremer: A Christian Case for Separation of Church and State
  53. Taxpayers Foot the Medical Bills for Low-Wage Employees of Walmart, Amazon
  54. Robert Kuttner: Republicans Cave to Trump Again
  55. Will a Fascist, Racist, Anti-Semite Win a Major Election in Texas?
  56. Vasquez-Heilig: Real Republicans Don’t Impose Their Views on Others
  57. Was the “Mississippi Miracle” a Short-Time Surge?
  58. Todd Blanche Vows to Attack Abortion Rights in Every State
  59. Florida Threatens to Defund Catholic Schools Unless They Allow Students to Opt Out of Vaccines
  60. Chan-Zuckerberg Abandon Model School They Founded and Funded
  61. Heather Cox Richardson: The Destruction of the Department of Justice Under Todd Blanche
  62. Robert Reich: There Is Nothing “Democratic” About the Third Way
  63. Florida: How Vouchers Are Destroying Public Schools and Violating the State Constitution
  64. Katie Miller Betrays Her Friend, Dr. Anthony Fauci

July 2026

  1. The Best Review of “The Odyssey” Published Anywhere
  2. What Would Benjamin Franklin Say if He Were Here Today
  3. Trump Gutted the Kennedy Center. Everything He Touches, Dies.
  4. Michael Hiltzik: Why Dr. Fauci Took the Fifth Amendment in Congressiknal Hearing
  5. Heather Cox Richardson on the GOP Vendetta Against Dr. Fauci
  6. Signs of a Dying Democracy?
  7. Peter Greene: Will the Federal Voucher Program Put Private Schools at Risk?
  8. Carol Burris: The Hoax of “School Choice”
  9. Meet Cassandra Williamson, the “Transgender Terrorist”
  10. Audrey Watters: More Ed-Tech Hoaxes
  11. Miami Needs Tip-Top Schools for the Super-Wealthy, So Here Come AI and No-Excuses Schools
  12. Tennessee: Big Money Backing Marsha Blackburn for Governor
  13. Miles Taylor: Trump Just Quietly Tripled His Personal Hires for Top Jobs
  14. Big Tech Chokes Off Popular Blogs That Challenge Them
  15. Carol Burris: School Choice Is Weakening Public Schools, Which Enroll Most Children
  16. The Ghost of Eli Broad, Still Haunting Public Schools
  17. George Will: The Senate Should Reject Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General
  18. Randi Weingarten: Why We Are Fighting for a Better Society for All
  19. Trump Administration Admitted in Court That It Cancelled Major Grants for Political Reasons
  20. Trump Insults Reporters and His Critics at White House Correspondents Dinner
  21. Trump Lashes Out at Smithsonian Museum for Refusing His Censorship
  22. The Century Foundation: Federal Voucher Program Will Increase Segregation
  23. Afghanistan: The Corruption of Boys’ Education
  24. Texas: 350 Teachers Were Investigated for Comments They Made After Charlie Kirk’s Death
  25. Arkansas: “Abstinence Only” Approach is a Failure for These Teen Moms
  26. CNBC: Tennessee is Worst State in Which to Live; Texas is Second Worst
  27. Trump Guts Federal Election Security Agency
  28. You Can Help Turn Texas Blue!
  29. Julian V. Heilig: The Hunger Games of Education Has Begun. Who Will Survive?
  30. CNN: France Becomes First European Country to Ban Social Media for Children
  31. I Owe an Apology to Ted Dintersmith
  32. Nevada: Charter Schools Are the Trojan Horse of Privatization
  33. Bruce Lesley: A Letter to the National Assessment Governing Board. Stop Letting Critics Lie About NAEP Test Results
  34. Parents and Teachers: New Study Warns of Dangers of Google AI
  35. Paul Krugman: The Billionaire Backlash
  36. ProPublica Reports on Child Abuse at Arkansas Voucher School
  37. Arkansas Is in a Race to the Bottom for Its Schools
  38. Pastors in North Carolina Oppose “Christian Nationalism”
  39. John Thompson: What Happened When Oklahoma Adopted the “Mississippi Miracle”
  40. Hypocrite! Trump Gutted Federal Agencies in Charge of Election Security
  41. Trump Nominees Flagrantly Lie to Keep Him Happy
  42. Hegseth Wants All Troops over the Age of 30 to be Tested for Testosterone
  43. Paul Thomas: The Proficiency Mirage: Florida Version
  44. Elon Musk’s DOGE wasted $11 Billion by Laying Off Federal Workers!
  45. Greg Olear: Mitch McConnell and the Death of Democracy
  46. Block Todd Blanche: He Works for Trump, Not for Us
  47. Musk Insisted that No Child Died Because of His Cuts to USAID. Kristof Proves He Is Wrong.
  48. Dan Froomkin: Trump Makes Crackpot Announcement, Then Backs Down
  49. Heather Cox Richardson: The Story of the 14th Amendment
  50. Texas Tech Professors’ Group Sues to Overturn Restrictions on Academic Freedom
  51. The Hartmann Report: Are We Living in a Police State Yet?
  52. Politico: A Tribute to Lindsey Graham
  53. Federal Judge Rules Against Trump’s Deal with Justice Department as “Self-Dealing”
  54. Steve Schmidt on the Passing of Lindsey Graham
  55. Andy Borowitz on the Passing of Lindsey Graham
  56. Miles Taylor Said: Don’t Celebrate Anyone’s Death
  57. Marc Elias: GOP Wants to Destroy Citizens’ Belief in Fair Elections
  58. Trump Fires Every Member of the Federal Election Commission
  59. North Carolina: 74% of Students Using Vouchers Were Already in Private Schools
  60. Federal Judge Drops Case Against Leaders of the Proud Boys
  61. Trump Department of Justice Issues Subpoenas to NY Times Reporters
  62. Heather Cox Richardson: Trump Has Two Obsessions: Rigging the 2026 Elections and Redecorating
  63. Texas Vouchers Subsidize Students Already Attending Private Schools
  64. Jan Resseger: Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Endangers the Well-Being of Children
  65. Nebraska is #1 in Supporting Its Public Schools!
  66. Sign Up for Network for Public Education Conference, September 26-27
  67. Trump is Killing the Civil Service and Reviving the Spoils System
  68. Time for Democrats to Plan Expansion of Supreme Court
  69. Florida Scores Dead Last in Supporting Its Public Schools
  70. Graham Platner Leaves Senate Race, as Critics Pile On
  71. Federal Appeals Court Denies Trump Request to Restore His Name on Kennedy Center
  72. Evan Hurst: Trump Humiliates Himself and U.S. at NATO
  73. Scott Dworkin: Trump Sons Cash in, DOGE Strikes Out
  74. Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Lift Freeze on Green Card and Work Applications for Immigrants
  75. Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida’s “Stop WOKE” Law
  76. Trump Says Ceasefire is Over; Calls the Iranians “Scum”
  77. Graham Platner Must Step Aside. Maine Democrats Should Act Quickly to Replace Him
  78. Trump Tries to Win Midterms by Mimicking Joe McCarthy
  79. FBI’s Top Priority: Finding Proof That Trump Won in 2020!
  80. Why Ohio Got a Terrible Grade on the NPE Report
  81. John Thompson: The Absurd Attacks on Randi After She Criticized Tech in the Classroom
  82. Why LAUSD Chose an Insider as Its New Superintendent
  83. White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for “Extreme Political Activism”
  84. Timothy Snyder: “On Tyranny” and Our 250th Birthday
  85. J. Michael Luttig: How to Save Our Nation and the Rule of Law
  86. Frank Sinatra: “The House I Live In”
  87. Florida Threatens to Withhold Diplomas from Students in Anti-ICE Silent Protest
  88. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani on the Promise of America
  89. Rhode Island: A Setback for Charter Schools
  90. Peter Greene: The District Turned Down a Charter School, the State Imposed It
  91. Why Does Media Ignore Susan Collins’ Scandals?
  92. California Expects to Raise Math Scores by Testing Kids in Kindergarten
  93. William Kristol: For the People Born on Third Base
  94. What Will Happen to the Haitians in Ohio?
  95. Did Trump Want to Deport Haitians Because He Is Racist?
  96. Colorado: Governor Jared Polis Fires Two Members of Clemency Board Who Opposed Release of Tina Peters
  97. U. of Tennessee Professor Was Fired for Criticizing Charlie Kirk, Wins $1.9 Million
  98. Harry S Truman: The President Must Never Engage in Any Business Transaction
  99. A Portrait of Corruption
  100. Sons of Trump and Lutnick Cash in on Federal Contracts

June 2026

  1. David Dayen: Trump’s Reflecting Pool Saga
  2. U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Effort to Cancel “Birthright Citizenship”
  3. Steve Nelson: Don’t Trust the Federal Voucher Program
  4. The FBI Raids an Ohio Voting Rights Organization. Why?
  5. Paul Krugman: The Supreme Court Just Gave More Power to an Incompetent President
  6. A Tough Day for Trump at the Supreme Court
  7. Texas: The Nuttiest State Party in the Nation?
  8. Texas Mandates Bible Readings in Public Schools
  9. Trump Wants to Turn Back the Clock on Disability Rights
  10. Problem Solved: The Algae in the Reflecting Pool
  11. Thom Hartmann: 6 Unelected Justices Empowered Trump to Ignore Congress
  12. Slate: The Supreme Court Chose Gun Rights Over Property Rights and the Right to Life
  13. Ross Wiener: I Supported NCLB. I Was Wrong.
  14. Who Are the Big Donors to Political Campaigns This Year?
  15. Breaking News: Judge Orders DOJ to Remove Redactions from Epstein Files
  16. Randi on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Immigration Decision
  17. As Flu Cases Rise Past 200 at Training Base, Hegseth Restores Vaccine Mandate
  18. Who Are the Big Money Donors to Political Candidates?
  19. Anti-ICE Protestors in Texas Given Harsh, Excessive Prison Sentences
  20. Andy Spears: Tennessee is Last in the Nation in Spending but Has Plenty of $$ for Vouchers
  21. Hegseth Fires Another 4-Star General
  22. Marc Elias: Trump Is Losing His Battle to Take Charge of State Voter Rolls
  23. Jan Resseger: Privatization Causes Catastrophic Damage to Public Schools
  24. Peter Greene: The Fundamental Problem with School Choice
  25. Join Me at the NPE Conference in Texas!
  26. John Thompson: Public Schools Are a Public Good, Not a Commodity!
  27. Why I ❤️ New York!
  28. “The Grades Are In!” Support Our Public Schools!
  29. If You Vote in NYC’s District 12, Vote for Alex Bores, Not for Micah Lasher
  30. Tulsi Gabbard and Her Connection to a Guru and a Cult
  31. New York: Vote for Cait Conley in District 17
  32. Court Rules that Administration May Change Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia
  33. Popular Lies About Test Scores Corrupt Debates About the Progress of Our Students and Their Schools
  34. Heather Cox Richardson on the History of Juneteenth
  35. If Iran and Oman Put Tolls on the Strait of Hormuz, They Will Strike It Rich
  36. Trump Administration Backs Down on Plan to Remove Ocean Monitors After Bipartisan Backlash
  37. The Lunatic Fringe of the Texas GOP Won!
  38. Heather Cox Richardson on Trump’s Deal with Iran
  39. The Iran War: A Fiasco!
  40. Scott Dworkin: Don Jr. Cashes in on His Connections
  41. The GOP in Texas: Pissing on Texans Since 1998
  42. John Merrow: “86-47? Hell, Yes!”
  43. Trump Gives Contract for Coal-Fired Plant to MAGA Ally with Zero Experience
  44. Immigrants Founded Most of U.S.’ Most Successful Companies
  45. Non-Stop Criticism of Public Schools Contributes to Privatization
  46. Abolish ICE! No Brown Shirts in the USA!
  47. Tennessee: Lawsuit Opposes Ban on Religious Charter Schools
  48. John Oliver on the Failure of the Rightwing Takeover of New College in Florida
  49. Federal Judges Block Trump Censorship at National Parks
  50. NPE Rates States for Support of Their Public Schools: 17 States Get an F! How Did Your State Rank?
  51. Heather Cox Richardson on Current Events
  52. Last Rites for Trump Naming Rights at Kennedy Center
  53. Trump’s Name is Being Removed from the Kennedy Center Right Now!
  54. Watch the Removal of Trump’s Name from the Kennedy Center, Live!
  55. Federal Judge Rejects Request to Block Removal of Trump Name from Kennedy Center
  56. “They Walk Among Us”–Who Are They?
  57. I Want an Exemption from All IRS Audits, Just Like Trump! You Too!
  58. Sara Stevenson: If You Want Kids to Read, Don’t Cut Librarians
  59. The Department of (In)Justice Makes War on Civil Rights
  60. Scott Maxwell: Voucher Schools in Florida Should Be Accountable
  61. Mike Miles Is Ruining Some of Houston’s Best Schools
  62. Greg Olear: Why Jared and Ivanka Want that Albanian Island
  63. Trump ‘s CDC Will Slash Funding for Global AIDS Programs
  64. A Terrific Graduation Speech: “Listen Before You Speak”
  65. As Income Inequality Soars, These Men Are at the Top
  66. As Vaccinations Decline, Diseases Surge
  67. Peter Greene: Will Trump’s Federal Voucher Program Benefit Public Schools? No!
  68. A Treat from the Tony Awards! I ❤️ NY
  69. Commonweal: “Simply Murder” in International Waters
  70. Trump Administration Wants All Federal Grants to Be Subject to a Loyalty Test–Loyalty to Him and His Policies
  71. RFK Jr. Is Blocking the Most Effective Treatment to Curb Lyme Disease
  72. Trump Posts Video About How He Is Adored Worldwide
  73. Trump Fell Asleep again Today in the Oval Office
  74. Jared and Ivanka Plan a Billion Dollar Resort on a Privatized Albanian Island
  75. How Tech Companies Hooked Kids in School on Social Media
  76. California: Right-Wing Candidate Leads in Race for State Superintendent of Schools
  77. Scott Pelley, Fired by CBS, Releases a Statement
  78. Colorado: Will Billionaires Buy the Governor’s Race?
  79. Trump Administration Cancels System to Monitor Oceans for Climate Change
  80. U.S. House Defies Republican Leaders, Votes for Sanctions on Russia, Aid for Ukraine
  81. Timothy Snyder on “Superpower Suicide”
  82. Judge J. Michael Luttig: The Peculiar Philosophy of Justice Clarence Thomas
  83. If Dr. Seuss Opined About How to Fix School Funding…
  84. Heather Cox Richardson: Trump Is Stuck in a Quagmire, Lashes out at Critics, and Praises Himself
  85. Hegseth Removes Black and Female Navy Officers from Promotion List
  86. Colorado: Governor Polis Bends to Trump Pressure, Frees Tina Peters
  87. “60 Minutes” Punches Back at Firings
  88. Pasi Sahlberg: The Making of an “Education Warrior”
  89. Brian Brady: What Knowledge Is Worth Learning?
  90. The Trump Regime’s List of Forbidden Words

May 2026

  1. Federal Judge Reopens Case That Led to Trump Slush Fund and Freedom from IRS Audits
  2. Three Excellent Court Decisions That Block Authoritarianism
  3. 600+ STEM Faculty at U. Of Ca. Sign Letter Calling for Return of Entance Exams
  4. Paul Waldman: Go Ahead, Ridicule the Oligarchs!
  5. Randi Weingarten: Devices Down, Eyes Up, Hands On
  6. Dallas Morning News: How Low Can Texas Republicans Go?
  7. Will University of Florida Ditch Another Presidential Candidate Because of DEI?
  8. How States Can Stop Religious Charter Schools
  9. How Trump Will Use His Slush Fund as a Powerful Tool to Control the GOP
  10. Paul Thomas on the Fake “Crisis” in Education
  11. Rep. Steve Cohen Introduces Six Articles of Impeachment of Chief Justice John Roberts
  12. South Carolina Senate Republicans Say NO to Trump!
  13. Adam Kinzinger: Trump Regime Separates Thousands of Children from Parents
  14. Colorado Parents and Educators Want an End to High-stakes Testing
  15. Heather Cox Richardson: “We Are America”
  16. Borowitz: Trump Honors Unknown Podiatrist on Memorial Day
  17. Jennifer Rubin on Trump’s Rumored Deal with Iran
  18. Ann Telnaes: Memorial Day, 2026
  19. Heather Cox Richardson on the History of Memorial Day
  20. Parody: Colbert Throws Trump into “Pedo Dumpster”
  21. Trump Celebrates His Banishment of Colbert
  22. New York Times: The Most Corrupt President Ever
  23. New York Court Reverses DOGE Cancellation of $100 Million for NEH Grants
  24. Jan Resseger: Reviving NCLB WILL NOT Improve Schools
  25. Panel Stacked by Trump Okays His Gaudy 250′ Arch
  26. Rick Wilson: Trump’s Trades Don’t Look Good or Smell Good
  27. WSJ: Trump Made Over 3,700 Stock Trades in First Quarter of 2026
  28. Hey, Hey, DOGE Boys, How Many Kids Did You Kill Today?
  29. Harrison Ford’s Commencement Address at ASU: “Go Change the World.”
  30. John Thompson: Let NCLB Die, It’s Done Enough Damage
  31. Why Trump Wanted Immunity from Audits
  32. Ann Telnaes on Presidential Vanity
  33. Why the Voting Rights Act Was Passed: Watch LBJ Explain
  34. Jamelle Bouie: The Voting Rights Act Was a High Point of Our Democracy
  35. Dan Froomkin: The Court’s Voting Rights Decision Was Intended to Disenfranchise Black Voters
  36. Trump Deal with Justice Department Prevents Auditing His Taxes
  37. The Sordid Details of Trump’s $1.776 Billion Slush Fund
  38. Georgia: Republicans’ $100 Million Primary for Governor
  39. Peter Greene: A New Definition of “School Choice” in Ohio
  40. Karen Attiah: Trump’s Statue Is Not the Golden Calf; It is King Nebuchadnezzar
  41. Justice Department Approves $1.7 Billion Slush Fund for Trump Allies and Insurrectionists
  42. Democracy Docket Denounces Colorado Governor Polis’ Decision to Release Tina Peters
  43. Was Kash Patel’s Snorkeling Trip at Pearl Harbor Sacrilegious?
  44. How Helicopter Parents Undermine Their Children
  45. Robert Reich on America’s Madman-in-Chief
  46. Heather Cox Richardson: The Fight for Democracy, from Brown to Callais
  47. Russia Kills 24 in Missile Attack on Apartment Building
  48. 36 Nations Create Special Tribunal to Try Putin for War Crimes
  49. Colorado: Governor Polis Releases Tina Peters from Jail
  50. Why Chief Justice John Roberts Should Be Removed
  51. What Might Dr. Seuss Say About School Choice?
  52. Scientists Protest Trump’s Firing of Every Member of the National Science Board
  53. ABC: Trump Wants Treasury to Set Up $1.7 Billion Fund for Allies and Insurrectionists
  54. What Does “86” Mean?
  55. Worshipping at the Feet of The Great Donald
  56. Why Have Test Scores Stagnated?
  57. Trump Sued IRS for $10 Billion. How Much Will He Pay Himself?
  58. Jennifer Rubin: Reasons for Optimism about U.S. Politics!
  59. Jan Resseger: Rebuffing the Attacks on Teachers and Public Schools
  60. ProPublica: When Parents Refuse Essential Vitamin K Shot, Babies May Die
  61. Trump Lies About Vaccines and Babies
  62. Lone Democratic Member of FCC Warns ABC About Plans to “Censor and Control” Media
  63. John Merrow: AI Didn’t Kill Writing. The Testing Regime is the Culprit!
  64. Trump Gives No-Bid Contract to Paint the Historic Reflecting Pool Blue
  65. Nancy Bailey: Robert Sweet and the Making of the “Science of Reading”
  66. Peter Greene: Colorado Governor Endorses Schools That Discriminate
  67. Trump’s “National Garden of Heroes”
  68. John Thompson: Can We Control AI or Will It Control Us?
  69. Denny Taylor: The Science of Reading is Behaviorism in a Digital Wrapper, Funded by For-Profit Corporations
  70. Should Women’s Colleges Admit Trans Women?
  71. Tennessee GOP Rushes to Eliminate Sole Majority-Black District
  72. Should Foreign Investors Own Mainstream Media in the U.S.?
  73. Why Is the Department of Justice Prosecuting a Leading Civil Rights Group?
  74. Senator Mark Kelly: We Need Great Public Schools, Not Vouchers
  75. A Brave Pastor Decries the Misuse of the Bible and His Faith
  76. Teachers Are Assigning In-Class Writing to Avoid AI Essays
  77. UNESCO Report on the Dangers of Ed-Tech: “An Ed-Tech Tragedy?”
  78. NYC Parents and Activists Block “AI-themed” High School
  79. Jared Cooney Horvath Tells Congressional Committee How Screen Time Impairs Learning
  80. Sweden Cuts Back on Digital Learning, Emphasizes Books and Writing on Paper
  81. Norway Abandons Ed-Tech, Embraces Books
  82. Tennessee: Death Penalty for Women Who Have an Abortion?
  83. How a Real Emergency Room Doctor Makes “The Pitt” Accurate and Real
  84. Secretary of Energy’s Former Company Made Huge Profits, Paid No Taxes

April 2026

  1. U.S. Supreme Court Eviscerates Voting Rights Act
  2. King Charles’ Speech to Congress
  3. Hegseth Is Taking Control of Independent “Stars and Stripes,” a Military Publication
  4. Why Did Washington Press Corps Invite Trump to Dinner?
  5. ACT Scores Show No “Miracle”
  6. Indiana: The Negative Effects of Holding Back Students
  7. Paul Thomas: There Was No “Mississippi Miracle”
  8. Trump’s Face and Signature on the New Passport?
  9. ProPublica: Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors Whose Inaction Caused Pregnant Women to Die
  10. Dan Rather: Trump’s War on Science Is Outrageous!
  11. Shawgi Tell: In Minnesota, Charter Schools Frequently Fail and Close
  12. Whose Rhetoric Incites Violence?
  13. DeSantis Proposes Gerrymander to Eliminate 4 Democratic Seats
  14. GOP Reacts to Saturday Night Chaos with Demand to “Build the Golden Ballroom!”
  15. Jan Resseger: Linda McMahon Decides Which Federal Programs Live or Die, Not Congress
  16. How to Get RICH Quick? Open a School in NC!
  17. Miami-Dade Board Reluctantly Approves Five Schools for Controversial NYC Charter Chain
  18. A Weekend Roundup from Meidas Plus
  19. FBI Raids Home of Former Capitol Police Officer, Based on Tip from Rightwing Website
  20. Trump, Trump, Trump: Thy Name Spells Vanity!
  21. How Jared Kushner Became a Billionaire
  22. Florida: A For-Profit Charter Firm Plans to Cash In on Public School Revenues
  23. Joyce Vance: Trump Plans to Rig the 2026 Elections
  24. The Recidivism Racket and Our Broken Prison System
  25. Peter Greene: The Texas “Ten Commandments” Ruling Is Irreligious Baloney
  26. Oklahoma: Where Laws and Court Decisions are Bought by the Richest
  27. Texas: Why Is ICE Deporting This Woman?
  28. Senator Kelly Introduces Bill to Roll Back Federal Vouchers
  29. Federal Appeals Court Approves Texas Mandate of 10 Commandments in Every Classroom
  30. How NOT to Celebrate the First Amendment!
  31. An Activist in Indianapolis Mourns the Death of Public Schools
  32. The Corporate Takeover of Public Schools in Indianapolis
  33. The Court Decision Requiring U of Penn to Compile a List of Jews on Campus Is Wrong
  34. Robert Reich: The Worst Justice in Modern Supreme Court History
  35. The Complete and Total Corruption of the Florida Legislature
  36. Peter Greene: Will Congress Pass a Federal “Science of Reading” Act?
  37. New Hampshire: The Dirty Secret of Vouchers for All
  38. Trump Loyalists Set Up Rigged Trial to Snare All His Enemies in One Grand Net
  39. Robert Hubbell: The Debacle in the Negotiation with Iran
  40. Chaos, Disruption and Corruption in D.C.
  41. What’s the Deal with Iran? Is There a Deal?
  42. Hegseth Promotes His “Holy War” and Denounces Journalists as Pharisees
  43. Trump’s Monumental Arch to Himself
  44. Money from the Middle East Will Underwrite Takeover of CNN and More
  45. Federal Judge Again Halts Trump’s Grand Ballroom
  46. Last Words from the Late Vivian Connell
  47. Missouri: Judge Upholds State Voucher Program
  48. Norm Eisen: These Trump Financial Deals Should Be Investigated
  49. Texas: Politicians Fight to Exclude Islamic Schools from New Voucher Program
  50. California Jury Acquits Man Who Threw a Tear Gas Canister Over the Heads of ICE Agents
  51. Corporate Reformers Want to Revive Testing, Tough Accountability, as in NCLB, Race to the Top
  52. Iran Mocks U.S. in Searing Short Videos
  53. Adam Kinzinger: Who Silenced America?
  54. Arizona: State Supt. Intervenes to Save Failing Charter School owned by Multi-Millionaire
  55. Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal
  56. ICE Detains Foreign-Born Doctor in Texas Who Was Legally Admitted to U.S.
  57. Tom Ultican: Billionaire Fads Are Undermining Schools
  58. John Thompson: What Is the Best Way to Improve Oklahoma’s Public Schools?
  59. Our President Chastises the Pope
  60. Hungarian Voters Oust Viktor Orban!
  61. Timothy Snyder and Phillips O’Brien on the War in Iran
  62. Does This Explain Melania’s Strange Press Conference?
  63. The Artemis II Astronauts Graduated from Public Schools! THANKS to their TEACHERS!
  64. JD Vance: Master of Hypocrisy
  65. Snopes: Did Melania Open a Can of Worms or Was She Trying to Get Ahead of the Story?
  66. Viktor Orban’s Best Friends: Trump and Putin
  67. Should White House Press Invite Enemies of a Free Press to Their Dinner?
  68. Shawgi Tell: The Pace of Crime and Corruption in Charter Schools Continues
  69. Judge J. Michael Luttig: The Beginning of the End of Trump’s Presidency?
  70. Timothy Snyder: How to Foil a Coup Attempt
  71. Oklahoma: Jewish Families Oppose Public Funding for a Religious Charter School
  72. A Wonderful Conversation for You
  73. Anne Applebaum: Does Trump Know What He is Doing?
  74. Is the Trump Regime Planning to Restore a Military Draft?
  75. A Cellphone-Free Childhood? This Irish Village Is Doing It
  76. Timothy Snyder: Trump Threatens Genocide
  77. Anand: The Worst Sentence Ever Spoken by an American President
  78. Trump Says Federal Government Can’t Pay for Daycare, Medicare, Medicaid
  79. Trump Finds New Ways to Put Your Money in His Bank Account
  80. The 25th Amendment Won’t Save Us from the Mad King
  81. Greetings from the Astronauts of Artemis 2!
  82. Heather Cox Richardson: Trump Is Not Well
  83. John Thompson: Beware of the Effort to Revive the NCLB Punishments, by Stealth
  84. Stephen Dyer: Ramaswamy Wants to Cripple Public Higher Education in Ohio
  85. Retired Teacher: The Answer to All Complaints About Reading
  86. Trump is Likely to Ignore Court Ruling Stopping Work on His Beloved Ballroom
  87. Denny Taylor: The “Science of Reading” Is a Hoax. Congress Should Not Mandate It.
  88. Paul Thomas: The “Reading Crisis” Is Overblown
  89. North Carolina: Public School Parents React to Overturn of Leandro
  90. North Carolina: Supreme Court Reverses Fair Funding Decision
  91. There Is No “Science of Reading”
  92. Trump Goes Ballistic After Judge Stops Work on His Garish Ballroom
  93. Paul Waldman: Has Any Other President Done As Much to Damage the Economy?
  94. Chromebook Remorse! The Tech Backlash Grows
  95. Good News! Judge Rules that Trump Can Be Held Accountable for January 6
  96. “You Are Awesome!”
  97. A Very Funny Blog That You Should Read: Wonkette
  98. A Song About Trump’s Education Policies: “We Believe in Local Control”
  99. Trump Says He Was Shocked to Learn that Kristi Noem’s Husband is a Cross-Dresser

March 2026

  1. Bad News: Federal Judge Approves Trump Administration Request for List of Jews at U of Penn
  2. Good News! One Judge Stops Construction on Trump’s Hideous Ballroom; Another Overturns Trump Order to Stop Funding PBS-NPR!
  3. Adam Kinzinger: The Prospects in the Iran War Mess
  4. Will Congress Mandate the “Science of Reading”?
  5. Vermont: Malign Rightwingers Target Public Schools
  6. A Must-Watch Interview: Heather Cox Richardson and Timothy Snyder
  7. Peter Greene: What You Need to Know About Plyler v. Doe and Why It Matters
  8. Stephen Miller: Too Cruel for School?
  9. The Trump Regime is a “Criminal Enterprise” and Must Be Held Accountable
  10. When Trump Says “Nobody Knows,” Watch Out!
  11. A New Declaration of Independence by an Angry Citizen: NO KINGS!
  12. Trump’s Tenuous Relationship to Reality
  13. Bernie Sanders: This is What Oligarchy Looks Like
  14. “Trump is a Malignant Narcissist”
  15. International Report: Democracy in the USA is in Jeopardy
  16. Azar Nafisi: “When I Think of Iran, I Think of Light”
  17. A Warning about Tech in the Classroom
  18. Jennifer Rubin: The Republican Crack-Up
  19. My Views on Mayoral Control of Public Schools in NYC
  20. Paul Krugman: Treason in the Oil Markets
  21. “The Pitt” is a Master Class in the Value of DEI
  22. Peter Greene: Voucher Battle in Nebraska Sinks the State Budget
  23. Underground Railroad Museum Sues Trump Administration for Canceling Grant
  24. What One Iranian Thinks of Trump’s Threat to Wipe Out Power Grid
  25. Tom Ultican: Grade Retention is a Popular “Remedy” That Hurts Students
  26. Nancy Bailey: Why Are We Still Debating Retention? There Are Better Alternatives.
  27. Peter Greene: Nebraska GOP Wants Vouchers, Even After Voters Rejected Them
  28. The Meidas Report: A Media Phenomenon
  29. Putting ICE in Place of TSA Won’t Work, Say Experts
  30. Thom Hartmann: A Message to MAGA Voters: You Got Played
  31. Audrey Watters: Who Benefits from AI? Not You.
  32. David Sanger: No End in Sight to Trump’s War in Iran
  33. Brian Stelter: Pete Hegseth Will Appeal Court Ruling that Favors Freedom of the Press
  34. Joyce Vance on the Death of Robert Mueller
  35. Olivia Troye: Our Government Is For Sale
  36. Florida: Sociology Professors Rebel Against Censorship of Their Field
  37. Treasury Department Expects to Make Two Coins with Trump’s Face on Them
  38. Russia: Putin Defender Turns Against Him
  39. Heather Cox Richardson Interviews Josh Cowen about Vouchers
  40. The Century Foundation: The Federal Voucher Program is a Hoax and a Fraud
  41. Jennifer Berkshire: The Collapsing Dream of Ed-Tech in the Schools
  42. ProPublica Documents Conflicts of Interest among Trump Cabinet Members
  43. Federal Judge Orders Reinstatement of 1,000 Employees of Voice of America
  44. Arkansas: Federal Judge Bans Display of 10 Commandnents in Public Schools
  45. Joyce Vance: What Kristi Noem Accomplished!
  46. Jess Piper: The Rural Folks We Send to War
  47. Diverse Religious Groups in Texas Unite to Oppose Religion in Public Schools
  48. Federal Judge Blocks RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Revisions–and His Appointments
  49. Public High School Student IN New Jersey Scores Perfect 1600 on SAT
  50. Chalkbeat: Retaining Third Grade Students Has Long-Term Negative Effects
  51. Paul Thomas: More About the “Mississippi Miracle”
  52. Press Freedom? What?
  53. Easter & Passover Greetings!
  54. FCC Chair Threatens to Revoke Licenses of Broadcasters that Express Negative War Coversge
  55. Could Someone Please Sew Up This ICE Agent’s Pants?
  56. Adam Kinzinger: We Stopped Feeding the World So We Could Buy Lobster for the Pentagon
  57. Elon Musk’s DOGE Was a Flop
  58. Thom Hartmann: Is Trump a KGB Agent?
  59. Federal Judge Declares Trump Choice of Three Prosecutors to be Illegal
  60. Inexcusable Incompetence!
  61. Arkansas Increases Funding for Vouchers, a Bonanza for Kids in Private Schools
  62. Dr. Mike DeGuire: The Public Doesn’t Want Vouchers. Why Are They Spreading?
  63. Ohio: “Center for Christian Virtue” Starts Schools, Draws on Public Funds
  64. Joyce Vance: Will We Normalize ICE Brutality?
  65. An Iranian Dissident Woman Speaks Out
  66. National Parks Scrub Historically Accurate Signs and Exhibits that Offend Trump
  67. The Number of Billionaires Is Soaring, Thanks to Trump Tax Cuts!
  68. Jan Resseger: Trump Administration Rolls Back Civil Rights Laws
  69. Arizona: Home-Schoolers Used Voucher Money to Pay for Condoms, Jewelry, Video Games, Dog Training
  70. Are Our Public Schools Creating Trump Voters or “Woke” Radicals?
  71. Federal Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America
  72. Trump-Controlled Commission Delays His Gaudy Ballroom, Responding to Massive Public Opposition
  73. Heather Cox Richardson: A Chaotic Few Days
  74. Trump’s Insane War on Science
  75. When a U.S. Citizen Was Wrongly Arrested by ICE…
  76. Florida Legislature Planning a New Cash Subsidy for Charter Schools
  77. The Very Important Texas Primaries: What’s Next?
  78. Trump Aides Insert Citizenship Question into 2030 Census
  79. John Thompson: Saving Science from Disinformation, Propaganda, and Lies
  80. Two Hurrahs for Our Legal System!
  81. Trump Administration Abruptly Reverses Its Decision to Stop Prosecuting Law Firms
  82. Peter Greene: West Virginia Reduces Accountability for Private Schools That Get Public $$$
  83. Trump Administration Drops Effort to Punish Major Law Firms
  84. Erwin Chemerinsky: Trump’s War in Iran is Unconstitutional!
  85. 46 States Have Charter Schools But NOT South Dakota!
  86. The Media Is Struggling to Cover Tehran
  87. Anne Applebaum: Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People
  88. Joy in Iran!

February 2026

  1. Timothy Snyder: We Have No Purpose in Making War on Iran
  2. Trump Attacks Iran
  3. Hillary Clinton’s Fiery Statement to the House Oversight Committee
  4. Trump at the Hockey Olympics Final
  5. Greg Olear: Trump’s Name Appears in the Epstein Files 1 Million Times. This is What It Looks Like.
  6. Timothy Snyder: Apocalypse Now, a Satire
  7. Julian Vasquez-Heilig: When AI Becomes Your Boss
  8. A Review of My Book in the Wellesley Magazine
  9. Pennsylvania: Teenagers Arrested During Anti-ICE Protest Face Jail Time
  10. Trump’s Partisan, Fact-Free State of the Union Address
  11. New York Times Confirms that Files Are Missing from Epstein Data Dump
  12. Jess Piper: Missouri Republicans Won’t Speak to the People They “Represent”
  13. NPR: Missing Pages in Epstein Files Refer to Trump and Minors
  14. Paul Krugman: Day 1461 of Putin’s Three-Day War
  15. Joyce Vance: Judge Aileen Cannon “Lives in Trump’s Hip Pocket”
  16. Andy Spears: Vouchers in Arizona Are a Morass of Fraud
  17. The Most Gorgeous Ice Skating Events of the Olympics
  18. Trump Says He’s Sending a Hospital Ship to Greenland, But There Is No Need and No Hospital Ship
  19. Fifth Circuit Court Upholds Ten Commandments in Louisiana Public Schools
  20. Stephen Dyer: Vouchers’ Growth in Ohio Will Be Their Demise
  21. Trump’s Response to Supreme Court Decision on Tariffs
  22. Heather Cox Richardson: Trump’s Ego Drives His Behavior
  23. New Hampshire: The Legislative Push to Eliminate ALL Vaccine Requirements
  24. Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Charter Schools Unconstitutional!
  25. Mercedes Schneider Reviews My Memoir
  26. Trump Regime Will Close Down Weather & Climate Supercomputer in CO
  27. Andy Borowitz: Will Pam Bondi Go to Prison?
  28. Jesse Jackson: In His Own Words
  29. Annie Andrews: There Is Only One Way to Stop the Spread of Measles
  30. What RFK Jr. Has Done to Science in One Year
  31. Remembering Jesse Jackson
  32. CBS Cancels Stephen Colbert Interview of James Talarico
  33. Trump Nominates White Extremist for High-Level Post in State Department
  34. Colorado: Governor Polis Opts into Trump Voucher Plan
  35. New Mexico Will Investigate Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
  36. New Hampshire: Legislators Reject Testing for Voucher Students
  37. Jeffrey Epstein’s Ranch in New Mexico Was Bought by Trump Ally
  38. Thank You, Minneapolis, for Showing Us How Resistance Succeeds!
  39. Jamie Raskin Visits an ICE Facility
  40. John Thompson: Is It “Silly Season” or “Cruel Season” in Oklahoma as Legislature Reconvenes?
  41. Arizona: Legislation Would Criminalize Librarians Who Recommend Banned Books
  42. Zelensky Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize! But What About Trump?
  43. Trump Reverses Climate Change Policies, Alarms Scientists
  44. Pam Bondi Angrily Testifies, Democrats Eviscerate Her
  45. Mississippi Kills Voucher Bill in 84 Seconds
  46. Josh Cowen: Why Should the Public Pay Tuition at Religious Schools?
  47. Tom Ultican: Leave Trans Kids Alone!
  48. Bernie Sanders Speaks Out Against Vouchers
  49. What Motivates Trump?
  50. Stephen Dyer: GOP Sponsors a Bill That Will Screw Trump Voters
  51. Peter Greene: Charter Operators Ask Federal Government for Another Handout
  52. Nancy Bailey: Will School Choice Kill School Sports?
  53. Part 2: The Kind of Schools We Need Right Now!
  54. Julian Vasquez Heilig: Bad Bunny, Love, Family, Redemption, Recognition
  55. The Kind of Schools That We Need Right Now
  56. Stephen Dyer: Ohio Wants to Punish Districts That Joined a Lawsuit to Block Vouchers
  57. Trump Is Selling Access to Him for $1 Million as Part of Nation’s 250th Celebration
  58. Federal Appeals Court Endorses Trump’s Harsh Immigration Policy
  59. After 40 Years as a Subscriber to The Washington Post, I Canceled My Subscription
  60. Trump Posts Racist Video, Portraying Obamas as Apes, Later Withdraws the Post
  61. Ruth Marcus: Why I Left the Washington Post
  62. Glenn Kessler: Jeff Bezos Runs the Washington Post for an Audience of One
  63. Trump Promises to Fund Tunnel if Schumer Agrees to Name Penn Station and Dulles Airport for Him
  64. Thom Hartmann on Trump’s New Grift
  65. GOP Begins Rigging the Vote in 2026 and 2028
  66. Denis Smith: Public Funding of Private Schools Fragments Our Culture
  67. Trump’s Golden Statue Is Ready for Installation!
  68. Minneapolis: What Kind of Nation Terrorizes Its Children?
  69. Peter Greene: The Education of Diane Ravitch
  70. Are Republicans the Party of Small Government?
  71. Ann Telnaes: “Mendacity,” the Hit Movie
  72. A Friend Remembers Renee Good
  73. Trump Wants to Build a 250′ Arch to Mark Nation’s 250th Year
  74. Tom Ultican: There is No “Crisis” in Math Education
  75. Dan Rather: Do We Still Have a Constitution?
  76. Our Free Press Under Attack!
  77. Heather Cox Richardson: Stephen Miller and Echoes of the Confederacy
  78. New Hampshire: Republicans Rachet Up their War on Public Schools
  79. Federal Judge Refuses to Block Federal Surge in Minneapolis

January 2026

  1. Federal Judge in Texas Orders Release of 5-year-old and His Father
  2. South Carolina: Major Measles Outbreak! Thanks, RFK JR.!
  3. Minnesota: A Hero Judge
  4. Trump and His Sons Sue IRS, Treasury for $10 Billion for Leak about His Taxes
  5. The 74: New Report Finds “Science of Reading” is Weak on Teaching Comprehension
  6. Minneapolis: Judge Orders ICE to Leave Lawful Immigrants Alone; Miller Pouts
  7. King Donald the First!
  8. Paul Thomas: Why You Should Never Believe in Education “Miracles”
  9. Bruce Springsteen Writes a New Song: “The Streets of Minneapolis”
  10. Nick Covington Interviews Me About My Memoirs
  11. No, ICE May Not Enter Your Home Without a Judicial Warrant
  12. John Thompson Reviews the Evidence About Mississippi’s “Miracle”
  13. ICE Murdered a Good Man
  14. Mark Carney’s Speech at Davos
  15. Trump’s Speech at Davos
  16. Trump’s “Board of Peace” Hustle: Power-Grab and $$ Grab
  17. Houston: Superintendent Mike Miles Helped Broker a $1 Million Deal with Charter Network
  18. ICE Ignores Constitution
  19. Obamas Issue Statement About Murder of Alex Pretti
  20. Bill Clinton Issues a Statement About the Present Crisis
  21. Stephen Dyer: The Shameful History of Ohio’s Charter Schools
  22. Glenn Kessler: Lie After Lie After Lie
  23. Alex Pretti: ICU Nurse and Patriot
  24. Paul Krugman: Monsters
  25. Victim Killed by ICE Was an Intensive Care Nurse
  26. Another U.S. Citizen Killed by ICE in Minneapolis
  27. Peter Greene: Will Mississippi Ditch Its “Miracle” by Endorsing Vouchers?
  28. Federal Judge Questions Trump’s Demolition of East Wing and Cobstruction of Ballroom
  29. At Davos: President of Finland Says Putin Is Losing in Ukraine
  30. Thom Hartmann: The ICE Raids are Not About Immigration Enforcement. They Are About Racial Control.
  31. The Idiocy of Seizing Greenland
  32. Nancy Bailey: What Does “Billionaire Patriotism” Look Like?
  33. Trump Gave a Boiler-Plate Stump Speech at Davos
  34. Heather Cox Richardson: Trump Is Not Well
  35. WSJ: New Study Shows That U.S. Consumers Pay Tariffs, Not Other Nations
  36. James Fallows: A Primer on Greenland
  37. Massachusetts Rebuffs RFK Jr., Adopts Its Own Vaccination Schedule for Kids
  38. My No-Good, Horrible Year!
  39. Houston: Students and Teachers Flee HISD After State Takeover and Top-Down Reforms
  40. Peter Greene: No Accountability for Cybercharters in North Carolina
  41. Snopes: Claim by Vance and Noem that ICE Agent Fired in Self-Defense Rated “Fake”
  42. Anne Applebaum on Trump’s Deranged Letter to European Leaders
  43. Trump Sends Deranged Letter to European Leaders
  44. The Context of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
  45. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”: The Complete Text
  46. A Conversation with Norman B of Tampa NPR About My Memoir
  47. John Thompson: Bad, Failed Ideas Revived in Oklahoma
  48. Paul Thomas: Research vs. “The Science of Reading”
  49. Paul Krugman: The Madness of the Mad King
  50. How Trump Policies Hurt Families
  51. Jan Resseger: McMahon and the Death of the U.S. Education Department
  52. Why Is the Justice Department Refusing to Investigate Killing of Renee Good?
  53. Rick Wilson: The Entire Joint Chiefs of Staff Should Resign Over Greenland Plans
  54. The Economist: After Maduro in Venezuela
  55. U.S. Justice Department Will Investigate Renee Good and Her Widow, Not ICE Officer Who Killed Her
  56. Heather Cox Richardson: How Fascists Gain Power
  57. Margaret Hoover Interviews Elliot Abrams About Trump’s Errors in Invading Venezuela
  58. Rachel Maddow Investigates the “Real Reason” that Trump Invaded Venezuela
  59. Jennifer Berkshire: The Schools Are Failing! (Again!)
  60. Heather Cox Richardson: Making Sense of the Past Week
  61. Trump Says Civil Rights Laws Discriminate Against Whites
  62. How Florida Cheats Public School Students By Lavishly Funding Kids in Non-Public Schools
  63. MUST READ! Stephen Schmidt on Our Nazis
  64. Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller: Voices of Evil
  65. Becca Good, Wife of Renee Good, Releases a Statement About Her Death
  66. Peter Greene: Judge Blocks West Virginia Charter Schools…Because…
  67. Colorado: School Choice Is Theft of Public Funds
  68. Carol Burris: Time to Fix Charter School Laws
  69. Update on the Murder of Nicole Good
  70. Trump Says Most Frightening Thing Ever to NY Times
  71. “The 12 Days of Christmas,” Adapted to the Current Moment
  72. Who Was Renee Nicole Good?
  73. ProPublica: The Zealots Who Hate Public Schools Now Work in the U.S. Department of Education
  74. The Cold-Blooded Murder of Renee Good
  75. Republicans in Congress Decline to Change Name of Kennedy Center
  76. Late Night Comics Explain Venezuela
  77. Andy Spears: The Dangers of AI Schools
  78. Robert Reich: Beware of Stephen Miller: Trump’s Bigot-in-Chief
  79. Wyoming Supreme Court Overturns Abortion Bans
  80. January 6: The Worst Day in U.S. History
  81. Harvard President Blames Faculty Activism for Repression of Free Speech
  82. Peter Greene: Ohio Slams Schools with an Unfunded Mandate
  83. Parker Molloy Read Jack Smith’s Testimony So You Wouldn’t Have To
  84. Heather Cox Richardson Speaks Out on the Lawlessness of Trump’s Strike on Venezuela
  85. Heather Cox Richardson on Venezuela Invasion
  86. Connecticut: The Happy Return of Play-Based Learning!
  87. Why Do So Many Believe in Frauds and Hoaxes?
  88. Jeff Bryant: The Death of Public Schools in Florida?
  89. Richard Haas Assays U.S. Invasion of Venezuela
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