Diane Ravitch, a former Bush Sr. staffer who was a massive education reform wonk, no longer supports No Child Left Behind or other things she used to.
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A number of people have contacted me and asked me to stay.
Gov. David Paterson • Regarding the scandal which is ruining his governorship and is really making Eliot Spitzer look like a prince in comparison. The politician is facing one messy scandal, as word is that he personally ordered state police to pressure a woman domestically abused by one of Paterson’s top staffers. Paterson didn’t look good before this, and now he looks beyond reproach. source
The embattled Rep. isn’t leading Ways and Means Committee – at least temporarily. It’s a rough time in the world when one can’t ensure his spot on the Ways and Means Committee after taking trips paid for by somebody else. But New York Rep. Charles Rangel – as part of a solid week of successes for New York Democrats – is stepping aside for now. Why did he step down? He wanted “to avoid my colleagues having to defend me” as elections heated up this year. source
We’ve thought long and hard about it these last fifteen minutes. Dear Google, we want on the fast broadband gravy train just like Topeka, and we feel that we have a surefire way to ensure that we get on said gravy train. That’s right. We’re changing our name to Google. ShortFormBlog had a good run these last fourteen months, but we all know that you can’t take anything to chance when fast internet is on the line. We’re still working out the details of transferring the domain name over from the old owner (they won’t sell, but we hope we can get them to budge), but let us from now on be known as Google. Unofficially.
Sure, it’s not real. Sure, it’s a gimmick. But how many largeish cities do you see changing their name to Taco Bell for free Chalupas? Just sayin’.
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Here he is at the height of his powers, and all anyone wants to talk about is this one quote. He finds that incredibly frustrating.
A senior News Corp. exec • Regarding News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch and “this one quote” in a New York Times article about Fox News chief Roger Ailes (which we covered here). Murdoch had to do some major spin to stop that quote, from a son-in-law who doesn’t like Ailes’ politics. Murdoch was covered at length in a recent New York Magazine piece which is worth the read. Synopsis: He’s old. He’s powerful. He’s not going after his son-in-law. He’s going after The New York Times (with the Wall Street Journal). source
