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Huckabee Gets It Right On Education

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

"Education is a state function. The more state it is, and the less federal it is, the better off we are."

Hillary Gets It Wrong On Teachers

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Merit pay for teachers "could be demeaning and discouraging, and who would decide" who would receive it, Senator Hillary Clinton said in a meeting with teachers at Cunningham Elementary in Waterloo, Iowa. "It would open a whole lot of problems." An even bigger problem is the fact that teachers have absolutely ...

Obama Finds Substance On Education

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

"It's pretty popular to bash No Child Left Behind out on the campaign trail, but when it was being debated in Congress four years ago, my colleague Dick Durbin offered a chance to vote so that the law couldn't be enforced unless it was fully funded. A lot of ...

Affirmative Action Is Wrong

Friday, June 29th, 2007



Hillary Wrong On Education

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007



Youth Education in the Arts

Monday, August 28th, 2006

When you watch this, you may be asking yourself what exactly are these kids doing? But here's an even better question: What are they not doing? They are not on the streets committing crimes. They are not sitting around on their behinds all day. Washington Hotlist proudly endorses youth education in the arts and the ...