UNCOVERED: 2 - The Untold Story

Don't Be Fooled by Randi Weingarten's Rehabilitation Tour

The teachers union head honcho is trying to engage in some astonishing revisionism, claiming she actually wasn't opposed to school reopening.

Reason · May 4, 2023

Johnson, Vallas weigh in on Trump, Arwady — and WBEZ weighs rivals’ facts on more familiar debate topics

The candidates exchanged barbs in the hour-long debate held by WBEZ’s Reset. There was little new in their remarks, except for their reaction to former President Donald Trump’s indictment and a question about Chicago’s Public Health Director, Dr. Allison Arwady.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 31, 2023

Betsy DeVos-founded, Republican-funded school choice group backs Vallas campaign for Chicago mayor

The political committee’s contribution is a drop in the bucket of dollars pouring into the race in its final days. But it’s an indication that school privatization champions see an opportunity with Vallas’ candidacy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 30, 2023

Whitmer, Dixon duel over abortion, COVID orders, gas tax in final debate

ROCHESTER, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican Tudor Dixon dueled over the issue of abortion, again fielding questions on the critical issue, at the start of their second and final debate in Oakland County.

Tribune News Service · Oct 26, 2022

Checks and Balances, October 2022: Biden administration codifies DACA

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia · Oct 17, 2022

Students scammed by for-profit schools will benefit most from Biden’s loan forgiveness plan

For-profit colleges enroll only 8% of college students, yet they account for 30% of all student loan defaults. These schools often lure in first-generation students, those from low-income communities, and veterans, through aggressive marketing and federal loans and grants.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 1, 2022

Biden Administration Guts Due Process Protections for Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Under the new regulations, Title IX investigators can deny students access to the evidence against them.

Reason · Sep 15, 2022

Assessing an Alternative Legal Justification for Biden's Student Loan Debt Cancellation Policy

Relying on Section 432(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as some propose, has many of the same flaws as the Administration's emergency powers theory.

Reason · Sep 4, 2022

Betsy DeVos says ‘uncomfortable’ 2019 encounter with Biden would make him guilty of sexual harassment under his Title IX rules

‘This casual encounter turned into something totally unexpected and uncomfortable,’ DeVos alleges in memoir

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

News briefs

Boy, 14, shot early Thursday is 7th child shot in Chicago in less than 17 hours

Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022