Brevard Public Schools in Florida has undergone a radical transformation under the leadership of Megan Wright, the newest chairwoman of the school board. Wright was endorsed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in 2022 and is a true driver of education reform. Since her election, Brevard has become a national model for change, spearheading significant, and […]
Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), seemed to have been caught flat-footed when President Joe Biden withdrew from the race three weeks ago and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on his way out. Suddenly, less than four months out from the election, the battlefield has changed entirely. Instantly, the […]
Last week, I submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for simple demographic information pertaining to students at Fairfax County’s six failing high schools. It is likely that the information exists in the district’s Student Information System database. If the data were available in the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profiles, which it is […]
Team USA celebrated the most medals of the 2024 Olympic Games with a final tally of 126 medals, over 30 medals more than the next country. The race for gold medals was much closer, though, with both the United States and China tied at 40 apiece. Ultimately, with a higher silver medal count, Team USA was declared victorious. […]
Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in July following two straight months of flat or declining prices, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) also slowed to a 2.9 percent annual increase in July, down from 3 percent in June. The latest inflation reading comes as the Federal Reserve gears up for long...
We no longer lead in space. Instead, we talk about broken capsules that cannot get home, delayed and canceled programs, and trying to catch up with China.