Tag: political

January 30, 2014 0

California Students File Constitutional Challenge to Teacher Firing Practices; Unions are the Child Molester’s Best Friend

By News Desk

Three cheers for a group of nine California students who are fed up with tenure rules that protect not only incompetent teachers, but also sexual predators. Reuters reports California students challenge teacher employment rules in lawsuit . A group of nine California students will challenge employment rules they complain force public schools in the most populous U.S.

January 29, 2014 0

Disgusting Compromise on $956B Farm Bill; In Spite of Massive Howls, No Actual Cuts in Food Stamps

By News Desk

Next consider House passes farm bill, crop subsidies preserved . After more than two years of partisan squabbles over food and farm policy, the House passed and sent to the Senate Wednesday an almost $100 billion-a-year, compromise farm bill containing a small cut in food stamps and preserving most crop subsidies. The measure, which the House approved 251-166, had solid backing from the Republican leadership team, even though it makes smaller cuts to food stamps than they would have liked.