Alt Prez

What If Trump Just Drops the Mike?

Eduflack Alt Prez, American history, Presidential campaign, reform

Just because we expect every President to run for re-election it doesn’t mean it has to be that way. Stepping aside while still on top, and with the ability to write the history, would be a very Trumpian thing to do. And doing so now, just five months before the election, would allow Trump to personally select his successor, single-handedly choosing the GOP nominee for coronation at an in-person convention in a southern city to be named later. It is the ultimate embrace of the Art of the Deal.

From Eduflack’s latest on Medium, exploring how President Trump could follow in the footsteps of other U.S. presidents and declare he has accomplished all he set out to and will not seek re-election after all

Trying to Find the Words

Eduflack accountability, Alt Prez, civics, equity, reform

Eight years ago, when I was advocating for k-12 education reform, I spoke often on how “Black and Brown kids” were not receiving the quality of public education they needed, deserved, and to which they had a right. I was taken aside by both those in power and those I was working alongside in reform, and told that using “Black and Brown kids” made too many people feel uncomfortable.

From Eduflack’s latest at Project Forever Free, as I try to find the words to speak out.

In Search of a Political Home

Eduflack Alt Prez, American history, civics, equity, Immigration, Presidential campaign, reform

With the 2020 presidential campaign gearing up, dear ol’ Eduflack is feeling a little lost. The intensity of identity politics has me hearing we must be for free college for all, we must reject the notion of charter schools and school choice, and we must condemn communities like those in West Virginia where I graduated from high school. Not doing so simply shows we are part of the problem that is preventing progressive ideals from taking control of our representative democracy.

Over at Medium, my latest explores the complexity of my political and social views, and my hope that there are millions like me that are starting to grow tired of the increasing number of litmus tests that are being applied to demonstrate we belong in our political tribes. As I write:

As an education advocate fighting for equity and school improvement, those on the left attacked me for being a “neo-liberal” who was seeking to privatize and profit from the public schools. When I insisted that school improvement was about far more than just charter schools and school choice, those on the right and those in the reform movement accused me of not being a true believer, of being too sympathetic to both the teachers unions and the neighborhood public schools that educated me and my children.

Give it a read. Let me know what you think. Let me know if I am indeed a solo man without an island.

 

 

My Fellow Americans: Reflections on Charlottesville 

Eduflack accountability, Alt Prez, race, reform, TrumpED

As a proud graduate of the University of Virginia, Eduflack was disgusted by the terrorist actions in Charlottesville this weekend. I was also frustrated by the lack of a meaningful address from President Trump on this important topic. 

So dear ol’ Eduflack decided to record his own alt presidential remarks on the situation. My apologies for the stutters and stumbles, but this is from the heart, with no script and no notes. 

Give it a watch, and then please give it a share. 

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