This Week in Education

Alexander Russo's inside scoop on education news.

Written by former Senate education staffer and journalist Alexander Russo, This Week in Education covers education news, policymakers, and trends with a distinctly political edge. (For archives prior to January 2007, please click here.)

« Comply, Or Perish, Says NEA To Congress | Main | Like Imus, Edison Schools Is Coming Back »

No Crony Left Behind

Over at the Huffington Post, comedian Bill Maher rips on President Bush for always making sure that his policy ideas benefit his friends and allies financially: "In the next fifteen months, President Bush has to perform at least one act that doesn't make money for someone he knows. Take "No Child Left Behind." At first it just looked like gentle empty bullshit, a way to neutralize the Democrats edge with voters on education issues...It made Lady Bird Johnson's wild-flowers-by-the-highways project look like the fucking Marshall Plan. Except, like all Bush ideas, there was more to it." (No Crony Left Behind)

Post a comment

Ground Rules for Posting
We encourage lively debate, but please, no profanity or personal attacks. By commenting, you are agreeing to abide by our user agreement.

Alexander Russo

Alexander Russo
E-mail me

    Contributors:
  • Fritz Edelstein
  • Regina Matthews
  • Cassie Walker
Free weekly email reminder

Free daily email reminder:

Delivered by FeedBurner

The opinions expressed in This Week in Education are strictly those of the author and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.
Advertisement
My site was nominated for Best Education Blog!
Powered by
Movable Type 3.34

EW Archive