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...administration would finally provide the funding necessary for the government to ensure such students are always placed in appropriate, specialized learning environments—like private schools—entirely free of charge to parents. Parents who are tired of their children receiving inadequate educations have, understandably, enthusiastically supported Palin??s plan. Teachers unions and school districts, however, have challenged the initiative, asserting that it will support private education via a diversion of funds that could otherwise be employed to enhance public schools.We agree with the teachers and schools that Palin??s plan of federally subsidizing...
...many teachers in Harvard’s government department, Sarah Palin??s rise to prominence might be the basis for a lesson on Republican enthusiasm and the political pitfalls of a 24-hour news cycle...
...Prior to Palin??s nomination, the town’s most recent claim to fame was that its Wal-Mart sold more duct tape than any Wal-Mart in the world in 2002, Howk said. (The Department of Homeland Security had issued a directive to stock up on duct tape and plastic sheeting to seal windows during chemical or biological attacks...
This is not to make the mistake of understanding shows like Stewart’s as mere expository news programs. For example, Sarah Palin??s appearance on Saturday Night Live did not exactly enlighten the audience about her feelings about Alaska Senator Ted Stevens’s downfall, and Michelle Obama’s stop by The Daily Show was more superficial and light-hearted than any conversation she might have with Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News...
...Huchra, who recently donated to the Obama campaign. “The more we learn, the more we think she’s not competent. The key question for me becomes whether I would be a better vice president than she would.”Huchra criticized in particular Palin??s view on scientific questions, including teaching creationism in public schools, which he described as “not consistent with a modern view of the world.”THE LONELY CAUSEBoth Mansfield and Ruth R. Wisse, professor of Yiddish and comparative literature, spoke at length about...