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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

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

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.

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School choice proposals rarely go before voters – and typically fail when they do

Arizona lawmakers decided in late 2022 that the state will pay tuition, related education expenses or both for children at any school parents select, including private and religious schools.

The Conversation

Biden has quietly forgiven billions in student loans despite setbacks for his signature debt plan

WASHINGTON — Sara Diaz was feeling emotional when she checked her email Tuesday. She was among the hundreds of Neiman Marcus employees laid off last month and had just finished a stressful phone call about her health insurance.

Los Angeles Times

Elizabeth Holmes: What convictions and acquittals led up to her sentencing

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes walked into her criminal trial in federal court in San Jose in September 2021 charged with 12 counts of fraud in connection with her now-defunct Palo Alto blood-testing startup. Four months later, she walked out guilty on four counts, after a jury found her liable for…

Tribune News Service

Title IX Due Process Protections Could Be Wiped Away by Education Department, Report Claims

"While the procedural protections currently in place are grossly inadequate, we may soon be calling these the 'good old days.'"

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Dixon wins Michigan GOP governor primary, to face Whitmer

Businesswoman and conservative commentator Tudor Dixon has won the Republican primary for Michigan governor

Tribune News Service

Tudor Dixon wins the Republican nomination for Michigan governor

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Tudor Dixon, a conservative commentator and first-time candidate who won the backing of powerful allies, including former President Donald Trump, will be the Michigan Republican Party's nominee to challenge Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November.

Tribune News Service

Michigan Republican Party calls Tudor Dixon winner of primary race for governor

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party declared conservative commentator Tudor Dixon the winner of the GOP primary race for governor Tuesday night.

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Tudor Dixon will face Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan race for governor

Republican Tudor Dixon, who is an abortion rights opponent and is backed by former President Trump, will face Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the Michigan race for governor in November.

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Rinke downplays Trump's endorsement of Dixon in Michigan governor's race: 'He is batting 50%'

TROY, Mich. — Hours after his biggest opponent won Donald Trump’s endorsement, Republican gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke emerged Saturday morning at his campaign event undeterred, saying the former president's support doesn’t guarantee a win.

Tribune News Service

Donald Trump endorses Tudor Dixon to be Michigan's governor

DETROIT — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican Tudor Dixon to be Michigan's next governor on Friday night, ending a months-long and hostile fight for his support just four days before the primary election.

The Independent UK

Trump endorses Dixon ahead of Michigan GOP governor primary

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Tudor Dixon in Michigan's Republican primary for governor, just days before the election that will determine the party's opponent for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel deepens probe to Trump Cabinet, awaits Thomas

The House Jan. 6 committee plans to interview more former Cabinet secretaries and is prepared to subpoena conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, as part of its investigation of the Capitol riot and Donald Trump’s role

Salon

Moms 4 Liberty: Warriors with big plans

At the Moms for Liberty summit, they gave Ron DeSantis a sword. That wasn't the strangest or scariest part by far

The Independent UK

Trump admin education secretary Betsy DeVos wants to abolish Education Department

Conservative groups rally behind effort to seize power over school boards and enact right-wing agenda

The Independent UK

GOP push to defeat Whitmer threatened by candidates' baggage

The Republican primary for Michigan governor is shaping up as a battle of whose personal baggage is the least disqualifying

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