Contenting Logo

News

Entertainment

Science & Technology

Sport

Business & Money

Life

Culture & Art

Hobbies

Sites
Lists
#tags
  1. home
    2. ›
  2. Diane Ravitch's Blog

Diane Ravitch's Blog

10 | Follower

Education & Personal Development

See All

Diane Ravitch's Blog

31.03.2025

Are Trees “WOKE”? Are They Infected with DEI? | Diane Ravitch's blog

Doktor Zoom at the Wonkette blog alerts us to the elimination of a federal program to plant trees. If you have worried that "from little acorns, DEI will grow," you will be pleased. If you fear that planting trees is the first step towards a "Green New Deal," you can relax. Words like "justice" and…

Diane Ravitch's Blog

01.04.2025

Catherine Rampell: DOGE Is Making Government “Comically Inefficient” | Diane Ravitch's blog

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/03/21/doge-government-efficiency-federal-workers/ A senior aide to President Donald Trump once said the administration hoped to traumatize civil servants, an objective it has handily accomplished through arbitrary layoffs and other indignities. But government workers are not the only victims. Make sense of the latest news and debates with our daily newsletter Taxpayer dollars are being abused, too, as…

Diane Ravitch's Blog

01.04.2025

Texas: Beware of Vouchers! | Diane Ravitch's blog

The Texas House of Representatives is moving to a vote on vouchers. Governor Greg Abbott has been pushing vouchers for years, but the House legislators have defeated them again and again, even though Republicans have a super-majority in both houses. The votes were provided by a combination of urban Democrats and rural Republicans. The rural…

Diane Ravitch's Blog

01.04.2025

An Update on Downsizing of Federal Workforce | Diane Ravitch's blog

Government Executive has gathered data on the number of layoffs, RIFs, and firings in various federal agencies. These cuts of employees are supposed to make government more efficient, but they are so haphazard that government is likely to be less efficient. The data are current as of March 28. The cuts are expected to help…

Contenting Logo
About UsPrivacy PolicyTerms Of UseContact