Abby Rapoport

The For-Profit Education Companies Run into the Funding CutsOct 03, 2011
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The Free Market PartySep 09, 2011
Milton Friedman may have died in 2006, but don’t tell that to the economic conservatives at the state chapter of Americans for Prosperity. To [...] Full Story
Education Inc.Sep 06, 2011
It’s not hard to imagine Pearson’s vision of utopia. Pearson is a London-based mega-corporation that owns everything from the Financial Times to Penguin Books, [...] Full Story
Slash and BurnSep 01, 2011
The state of Texas’ fiscal year begins today, and unless you’re a government accountant, the date usually passes with little fanfare. But this year [...] Full Story
Rick Perry’s Role in the Education Culture WarsSep 01, 2011
SEATS OF POWER! ONLINE AUCTION PREVIEW HELP THE TEXAS OBSERVER AND OWN THESE ONE-OF-A-KIND TREASURES JIM HIGHTOWER’S CAR AUCTION STARTS TOMORROW, 9/2/11, AT [...] Full Story

For God’s SakeDec 22, 2011
On a drizzly, gray November day, the First Federated Church in Des Moines looked particularly formidable. The mega-church is a gigantic brick building, a [...] Full Story
The Brains Behind the CurtainNov 30, 2011
Rick perry has said that his 2010 book “Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington” is not the kind of book one [...] Full Story
The V.I.P. RoomNov 30, 2011
It’s difficult to describe Phil Wilson’s profession. Over the past decade, Wilson, 44, has slid through six very different jobs in Texas politics. In [...] Full Story
Fighting for Schools at Home and StatewideNov 08, 2011
John Folks doesn’t seem like the sort of guy to rev up a crowd. With white hair and a friendly twang, the 63-year-old superintendent [...] Full Story
Fighting for Schools at Home and StatewideNov 08, 2011
John Folks doesn’t seem like the sort of guy to rev up a crowd. With white hair and a friendly twang, the 63-year-old superintendent [...] Full Story