Friday Fish Pic–The Petrilli Family Is All About That Growth

Seven years ago, Fordham’s Mike Petrilli was mocked featured on here for the, um, rather small fish that he and his sons caught. Well, no more! Mike took his son and some friends out on the Potomac recently and caught the giant catfish below. He says he had help this time, but we’ll still praise him for …

Wednesday’s Department Of Education Is Full Of Woe. SCOTUS Religious Charter Schools Action. It’s OK To Say Diversity. Plus Frozen Fish Porn!

Light content over the past few weeks despite everything going on—lots of travel and work. Apologies, or you’re welcome, depending on why you read. Here today is some recent content you might have missed, along with a look at the upcoming SCOTUS religious charters case, the restructuring of the Department of Education, and whether you …

Why We Can’t Have Nice Things, But We Do Have Fish!

Congrats to my colleagues Amy Chen Kulesa and Alex Spurrier for their winning essay in Fordham’s Wonkaton. Alex and Amy take a measured look at the potential of AI. Not kool aid, and not cold water. Dutch Treat. Earlier this week Secretary of Education Cardona gaffed. Apparently unaware that President Reagan was not much of …

Mike Petrilli’s Sudden Confirmation Concern! (Please Send Us A Piñata Mr. President!)

Mike Petrilli is all bent out shape that the administration is not going to send John King to the Hill for a formal confirmation process but instead leave him running the Department of Education in an acting capacity. I don’t know exactly what I think about this, but I do think Mike’s being transparently political. …

Even Jeff Gordon Probably Has A Blind Spot…And, Petrilli’s Lotus Position On NCLB

Though it came over the holiday break everyone is chattering about Sam Dillon’s NYT story on the presidential candidates and No Child Left Behind. It’s a good thing to chatter about but only because the story seemed to almost willfully miss the more complicated realities underlying the No Child Left Behind issue right now. Perhaps …