Tag: Commentary

"If you don't protect the students of this state with due process, don't come looking for money," Ehrhart said. (AP File Photo/David Goldman)

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Georgia legislator: Adopt due process protections or forget about your budget

Ashe Schow · January 26, 2016 3:20 pm

To President Obama and his fellow Democrats, the entire process was pointless, but forcing the president to veto their Obamacare repeal effort was an important political victory for the GOP. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama vetoes an Obamacare repeal: Here’s what comes next

Sally Pipes · January 26, 2016 5:02 am

School choice has been trending for a good many Januarys now, and that's not just because of the successful promotion efforts of National School Choice Week (NSCW), held annually during the final week of January. (AP Photo)

‘Tis the season for parents to explore school options

Robert Holland · January 26, 2016 5:02 am

A week before the Iowa Caucus in 2012, Ron Paul held a slim lead, less than two points, over Mitt Romney. Eventual-winner Rick Santorum had just begun to rise in the polls, but still sat back in sixth place with less than eight percent support. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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How accurate are the polls this close to Iowa?

Jason Russell · January 25, 2016 8:53 pm

Despite their numbers, people with disabilities are not as politically well-organized or well-funded as other interest groups, such as gun enthusiasts or abortion rights advocates. (AP Photo)

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How people with disabilities are shaping the 2016 campaign

Daniel Allott · January 25, 2016 7:49 pm

This file photo combination made from Aug. 6, 2015, photos shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and Fox News Channel host and moderator Megyn Kelly during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena, in Cleveland. Trump is welcoming Kelly back from a vacation with a broadside of criticism, tweeting that he liked her show better when she was away. Trump has been attacking Kelly ever since her tough questioning of him during the debate. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

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Why can’t Donald Trump handle Megyn Kelly?

Ashe Schow · January 25, 2016 6:58 pm

"The prospect of losing" previously made Hillary Clinton break down in 2008, said one journalist. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

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As Sanders catches up, Clinton enters the cry zone

Pete Kasperowicz · January 25, 2016 6:37 pm

Melissa Click made national headlines when she was seen on video confronting a student journalist. (Mark Schierbecker via AP file)

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Professor who pushed, threatened journalist has been charged with assault

Ashe Schow · January 25, 2016 5:47 pm

Georgia State Rep. Earl Ehrhart, a Republican, will hold a hearing in his state about due process rights on college campuses, following a string of incidents at Georgia Tech. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Due process advocates starting 2016 off strong

Ashe Schow · January 25, 2016 5:35 pm

Researchers examined the IMPACT system used by District of Columbia Public Schools to assess teachers, replacing bad ones and recognizing successful ones. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

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Surprise: Firing bad teachers helps students

Jason Russell · January 25, 2016 5:34 pm

"Less control by the people, more control by the state, until the individual's own wishes count for nothing. That is what I consider my duty to resist."

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‘Downton Abbey”s Dowager Countess delivers epic rant against government-run healthcare

Philip Klein · January 25, 2016 4:28 pm

Be wary of Trump, conservatives, be wary

Washington Examiner · January 25, 2016 12:00 pm