President, California State Board of Education
President of the State Board of Education and CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, a venture-philanthropy firm focused on transforming public education for under-served children
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Theodore Mitchell
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FROM Theodore Mitchell
Which Way, L.A.?
California Embraces National Education Standards A lot of local schools are in trouble, but California is known for its high education standards. So why did the State Board of Education join 33 other states and sign on to the “ common core ” for English and Math? Yesterday’s vote was unanimous, just one hour before the deadline for earning points to qualify for Race to the Top.
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What happens when America retreats from the world? Is President Trump taking his "America First" agenda to extremes, withdrawing the country from the international stage on trade and climate change, distancing America from its traditional allies across the Atlantic and even threatening to physically isolate the country through the building of a wall along its southern border? León Krauze guest hosts.
Left, Right & Center
President Trump: US to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord Trump says he was elected to serve Pittsburgh, not Paris.
To the Point
Is the threat from Russia missing from the Russia meddling probe? There's much being made about the Trump administration's possible ties with Russia. But the bottom line is Russia's effort to influence American democracy. Do the President and his aides care enough to take action before voters go back to the polls?
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Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?