Broadcast media still dominates the world of political campaign ads, which are financed more than ever by interest groups that will play an increasing role in the 2012 presidential election, according to media reports issued this week. More…
“National School Choice Week” launched its nationwide activities in New Orleans over the weekend with the participation of celebrities and elected officials and a proclamation of support by at least 25 state governors, including Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott. More …
The Florida chapter of the Koch-affiliated tea party group Americans for Prosperity on Tuesday called for people to sign up for rallies affiliated with National School Choice Week, which starts next week More….
The Phoenix New Times reports:
According to multiple national news outlets, Arpaio will campaign with Perry More…
A University of Texas at Austin study released this week More… challenged the perception that its professors are unproductive, as some higher education reform advocates have claimed, concluding instead that faculty “work very hard for their students and provide an incredible return on investment for the state.”
Higher education reform advocates,
As the University of Texas System Regents prepared for two days of schedule meetings that began this morning, conservative activists held a press conference inside the Texas Capitol Tuesday, urging lower tuition and an end to tenure, the Texas Tribune reported.
During the press conference More…, sponsored by state
On the way to building up its youth outreach efforts, the Texas chapter of Americans for Prosperity, through its America’s Next Impact project, has hosted “Generation Debt” happy hour gatherings in San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas, to round up young people concerned about higher education reform and the federal debt. More…
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation launched a new higher education reform initiative, “Rock the Ivory Tower,” aimed at making college education “more accessible, affordable and transparent for college students,” the group said Tuesday.
In a video More…, one student points out that the average college graduate today carries a
