This isn’t an easy call to make, because there’s so many to choose from, but I’m going with Michele Morrow (photo, left; profile here), who won an upset primary victory in North Carolina’s Superintendent of Public Instruction race. That state’s GOP candidate for governo[...]
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August 23rd, 2024 - 2:16 am § in Schools & Colleges
Why Minnesota schools have “never been this bad”
A frustrated teacher talks about out-of-control kids. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 23rd, 2024 - 1:41 am § in Schools & Colleges
Why teachers are quitting in Texas
This video is about a year old, and closer in time to the pandemic, which brought unique stresses. But the problems that drove these teachers out of their teaching careers are long term: Low pay, high stress, heavy workloads, disengaged parents, and violent kids, among other things. Return to The-Av[...]
Is Alabama’s new school segregation scheme illegal?
In March 2024, Alabama’s governor signed a bill authorizing state-funded school vouchers for students attending private schools (see story here). The funding mechanism is complicated, and intentionally so. Instead of directly paying tuition at private schools, or giving tuition vouchers to par[...]
Texas constable tried to send school librarians to prison for having LGBQT books
Scott London (photo, left) is a small-town constable in Texas with deep ties to extremist politics. London is involved with the “constitutional sheriffs” movement, which falsely argues county sheriffs can “nullify federal laws,” and Oathkeepers, a rightwing militia that playe[...]
Is Oklahoma the worst state?
It’s sure trying to be. Peruse the list below of my previous posts about Oklahoma. But first, the reason for this post is the state schools superintendent’s thinly-disguised efforts to impose mandatory Bible instruction on Oklahoma public schools. This isn’t especially shocking, gi[...]
True or False: Did Biden “open our borders” to fentanyl smugglers?
There are three basic kinds of facts: Real facts, legal facts, and political facts. “Real facts,” as the term implies, are reality. “Legal facts” are the pictures lawyers paint to juries, which may bear little or no resemblance to reality. “Political facts” are wh[...]
Poll: Americans support DEI programs
Nationally, 61% of Americans support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, a Washington Post/Ipsos survey conducted in mid-April of 2024 shows (read story here). The survey showed 34% consider DEI programs at companies “a bad thing.” That number roughly conforms with the perce[...]
June 10th, 2024 - 3:16 pm § in Law and Courts, Schools & Colleges
Student tests school free speech with anti-gay tee-shirt
The Supreme Court ruled decades ago that students have some free speech rights, but left the water muddied, perplexing courts and schools to the present day. Consequently, school free speech cases are very complicated. School authorities usually “are motivated by a desire to maintain order, av[...]
Trump complains because jury didn’t smile at him
Donald Trump, who famously adores being adored, says his felony conviction is unfair because the jurors never smiled at him (story here). But that doesn’t prove the jury was biased against him. It probably just means they took jury duty seriously, which is what you want them to do. Or maybe th[...]