Shelby County's Mayor, Mark Luttrell, Leading Public Effort to Privatize Head Start in Memphis
In 2010 State Democratic Chairman, Chip Forrester, said this about Shelby County mayor, Mark Luttrell:"He's a right-wing ideologue whose two planks are to build a bigger jail [now #10 in the U.S.] and to out-source county jobs. He's attempting to cozy up to Democrats, and he's not clear about his Republican pedigree. There's a sense that Mark Luttrell is a moderate, somebody who stays i
Mike Pence’s Faith-Based Quest to Corporatize Preschool
By Doug MartinEven though Indiana does not fund preschool and even failed to pass a law for a preschool pilot program recently, Mike Pence has a newly-formed early childhood learning advisory committee which doesn’t seem to be meant to help the situation. In fact, the advisory committee reflects a free-market biblical capitalism and should shock true Christians and parents alike. Instead of fundi
9-29-30 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Petrilli's Embarrassing Post about Poor Mothers Being "Bad"This post is embarrassing—both for the content and the fact that Petrilli appears unaware how embarrassing it is.Single-mothers are not "bad"; they are overwhelmed.Education is not to create economically self-sufficient people (that serves the privileged who feed off the economy). Education's goals are m