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by Jonah Bhide | February 15, 2019 | Global, Global Policy Studies & International Security, Misc | 0 Comments

With a record $47bn defense budget, a total order of 150 F-35s coupled with the first aircraft carriers since 1945, and a House of Counsillors election in July, 2019 will be a busy year for Prime Minister Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). These enhancements...

by Timothy Michalak | February 14, 2019 | Education Policy, Misc, National, Op-ed | 0 Comments

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in which 17 students and teachers lost their lives. Yet, one year later, there are few reforms to show for a recurring problem that repeatedly puts our country’s children at...

by Timothy Michalak | February 8, 2019 | Education Policy, National, Op-ed, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 Comments

Minority underrepresentation on Texas school boards is failing thousands of school children each year, as reported in the Texas Tribune’s investigative reporting on school dis-integration. Districts, such as the Richardson ISD, while representing a significant...

by Patricia Hart | February 4, 2019 | National, Op-ed | 0 Comments

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a lightning rod for news coverage. She was recently featured on “60 Minutes,” an opportunity that has eluded some of her more seasoned peers in the House. Ocasio-Cortez spoke on a range of topics during the interview,...

by Salimah Jasani | January 25, 2019 | National, Op-ed, Politics and Governance | 0 Comments

On November 9, 2016, I woke up to a bewildering array of text messages. There were the many friends who, like myself, were utterly shocked that Donald Trump was going to be our next President. There were also the fellow teachers hastily scrapping lesson plans so we...