Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we have Campaign Spot’s Jim Geraghty returning to discuss the political stories of the week, including updates on the campaigns in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York, where Dede Scozzofava has been caught lying about an encounter with our friend John McCormack.
In bonus minutes, we welcome Rep. John Kline, who represents my district in Minnesota, to talk about changes to the student loan program. Last month, the House voted on legislation to overhaul the federal student loan programs, generating an alleged $87 billion in savings — the vast majority of which Democrats plan to spend on an array of new entitlement programs from pre-K through college. Included in the legislation is a little-noticed provision to spend half a billion dollars on “open online education” – in essence, the U.S. Department of Education paying some unknown entities of its choosing to develop online college courses and instructional materials. It’s not difficult to draw a line from this initiative to the federalization of college curriculum – an unprecedented trampling of academic freedom and independence. Learn more today!
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