I had a heated exchange with Gardner Selby at Politifact Texas today about his “fact check” of a fight over Plano Superintendent Doug Otto’s claim that Governor Perry believes there’s 1-to-1 ratio of teachers to administrators in Texas. Tweet Share
A Reality Check for the Fact Checkers AUDIO
by Scott on June 13, 2011 in Audio, Education, Politics, Schools, Texas
Governor Perry: Give Officers Ability to Ask Immigration Status AUDIO & VIDEO
by Scott on May 11, 2011 in Audio, Economy, Immigration, Politics, Schools, Texas
In a brief interview today, Governor Perry told Mitch Carr and me on KRLD that what he wants is something between “sanctuary cities” and what Arizona is trying to do, which is force officers to ask about immigration status. Tweet Share
Dallas Mayoral Debate: “What to do about Education?” VIDEO
by Scott on April 20, 2011 in Dallas, Politics, Schools, Texas
My contribution to the Dallas mayoral debate tonight on TXA 21 was to challenge the candidates to be “visionary” when it comes to the issue of education. Tweet Share
Debate: What’s Really Wrong with the Texas Budget? AUDIO
by Scott on April 10, 2011 in Audio, Education, Politics, Schools, Texas
I love when our debates on the show feature opposing viewpoints that are rarely heard on other media. It’s also fun when the people sparring on the air later tell me that they had no idea their opponent was going to make the kinds of points that were made. Tweet Share
Sunday Reading
by Scott on March 20, 2011 in Economy, Education, Entertainment, Libya, Politics, Schools
The news today is focused on Libya and the fact that the United States is now engaged in a third war when our military is already over-extended because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s a big shift from the 24/7 coverage of Japan we’ve seen lately. The war in Libya is yet another […]
Texas Education Crisis is Result of Broken Promises (Video)
by Scott on March 19, 2011 in Education, Politics, Schools, Video
In case you missed it, I told Tracy Kornet on CBS 11 News this week that the multi-billion dollar shortfall in education funding in Texas is the result of politicians not doing what they said they would. I’ve grown a little tired of certain people getting away with pretending as if this is simply a […]
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