Lame duck Kansas budget proposal falls short on bold ideas
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback unveils a final budget plan aiming to fund public schools gradually to 600 million a year over five years, relying on a growing economy and last year’s income tax increase. Lawmakers doubt the plan, with critics noting he ceded leadership as he prepares to leave office and transition to a federal ambassadorship.
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Book review of Fire and Fury notes credibility gaps
Leonard Pitts reviews Wolff book on Trump’s White House. While entertaining and damning about chaos and incompetence, he highlights factual slips and misidentifications. Pitts argues the broader portrait is accurate but credibility flaws invite Trump defenses to dismiss.
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Meritocracy's Unequal Rise From SAT to Elite Admissions
George Will argues that James Conant helped shape meritocracy via the SAT, noting ongoing classly driven advantages in college admissions. The piece traces how standardized testing intended to level access has instead reinforced elite privilege through selective universities and inherited socioeconomic capital.
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