The Bernard Center for Women’s Michelle Bernard, NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell and Democratic strategist Steve McMahon discuss presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s new television ad that attacks his opponent, Mitt Romney.
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Washington Watch with Roland Martin: Santorum Sweeps Romney, POTUS Reverses on Super PACS and Contraception Coverage
The Republican race for President is getting very interesting, Rick Santorum wins Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. Republicans still may not be ready to rally behind GOP presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, President Obama reverses willing to accept super PAC money and his new housing plan. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Sophia Nelson, Joseph Williams, Michelle […]
CRN: The Lou Dobbs Show: School Choice and Civil Rights
Michelle Bernard, Chairman, founder, and President and CEO of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics & Public Policy , explains why she believes school choice is today’s civil rights issue.
Editorial: An Argument for School Choice
Published in the DailyPress.com By Daily Press Editorial Board In the world of business, when one company has a monopoly on the market, there is less incentive to be effective or efficient. Healthy competition, on the other hand, fosters growth and success. The same can be applied to educational systems. Providing alternatives that create competition […]
Bill Cosby Speaks About School Choice
By: Rosetta Key, WOBM Radio Comedian and African American social activist Bill Cosby tells parents who are frustrated over their child’s education that they need to get other parents out of their apathy and galvanize them for action. Cosby was the Keynote Speaker during a telephone press conference and Town Hall about the ‘The State […]
National School Choice Week 2012: Largest Celebration of Education Reform in US History
Organizers say National School Choice Week is the just the beginning of a new level of involvement and empowerment for millions of parents nationwide; Offer 5 year-round tips for parents and citizens PHOENIX, Jan. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — National School Choice Week concludes today, marking the largest celebration of education reform in American history. The Week featured […]
The McLaughlin Group: Michelle Bernard, January 13, 2012
The McLaughlin Group Host: John McLaughlin Panel: Pat Buchanan, MSNBC; Eleanor Clift, Newsweek: Michelle Bernard, Bernard Center; Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune Taped: Friday, January 13, 2012 Broadcast: Weekend of January 14-15, 2012
Healthy Food is Hard to Find in Barry Farms
Letters to the Editor: The Washington Post Katherine Mangu-Ward made several valid points in her Oct. 16 Outlook piece, “5 Myths about healthy eating.” However, the notion that poor families lack access to nutritious foods is not the stretch she makes it out to be. Take, for example, Barry Farms, in the District’s Ward 8. In many […]