Former Republican state Rep. Allen Trovillion sued Monday to keep a paid sick-time ballot measure from voters in the August 2014 primary. The initiative was slated to be considered by voters on Nov. 2 after 50,000-plus people signed petitions seeking a referendum.
For Common Core, a new challenge — from the left
Conventional wisdom held that liberals and teachers supported the new Common Core curriculum standards. Until the Badass Teachers Association crashed the party. The 25,000 BATs, as they call themselves, are pushing back against the national standards with Twitter strikes, town
John Lewis Speech: 1963 March On Washington Speaker Urges Crowd To Fight For Voting Rights
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) urged the crowd at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington Saturday to fight for the Voting Rights Act in the wake of a June Supreme Court decision gutting its core provision. “I gave a