J’den McAdory of Severn, Maryland, doesn’t like a new gun control law recently signed by Gov. Wes Moore, so he protested by parading with an AR-15 at an elementary school bus drop-off site. A news reporter tweeted: And he’s catching flak. Former Biden press secretary Jen Psaki sai[...]
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Not racist, just mentally lazy?
His Wikipedia biography, at the moment, says: “Jeffrey C. McNeely is a racist Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who has represented the 84th district (including parts of Iredell County) since 2019.” It appears to have been modified by a member of th[...]
Why there’s a teacher shortage
Sarah Bonner taught middle school students in Heyworth, Illinois for 20 years. Like any good teacher, she encouraged her students to read. She celebrated books, and held “Reading Mondays” in her classroom. But when she held up a popular book titled “This Book Is Gay” (read de[...]
Colorado school proves CRT is true
Critical race theory (CRT) argues racism is systemic in the U.S. That perhaps varies from place to place, but school officials in Douglas County, Colorado, leave no doubt it’s systemic in their schools, and they’re part of it. “The racism experienced by a family in the Douglas Coun[...]
Why I prefer career politicians
Some people, mostly on the right., bemoan “career” politicians and advocate for term limits. Not me. I want professional politicians in key offices. I know this will grate on some people, so let me explain. First, arguing that “career” politicians are mucking things up is a [...]
DeSantis does squat for non-wealthy Floridians
Florida Gov. Ron Desantis, who wants to be president, is wildly popular at the ballot box in his home state. One wonders why. While the stereotypical Floridian is a well-heeled East Coast retiree, in reality Florida ranks in the bottom third of average household incomes, and DeSantis has done almost[...]
When Republicans take over higher education
New College in Sarasota, Florida, is part of Florida’s public university system. It has no fraternities or football team, but as Florida’s designated honors college, pumps out Fulbright scholars. It’s “a haven for brainy kids who are high-achieving and intellectually curious,” but may not [...]
GOP House leader wants to talk about school shootings
“House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said legislation alone can’t prevent school shootings and that the U.S. must also have some kind of serious talk,” Huffington Post reported on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in the aftermath of a private Christian school massacre (read story here). M[...]
March 28th, 2023 - 3:31 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Wisconsin school officials won’t let first-graders sing about rainbows
A first-grade teacher in Wisconsin was ordered by school officials to remove a Dolly Parton song called “Rainbowland” from her students’ spring concert. Contacted by news media, the district superintendent pointed to a policy about controversial issues in classrooms. The teacher sa[...]
Florida bans Ruby Bridges movie
A couple days ago, I posted that Florida banned a book about Rosa Parks for school libraries (see posting here). Now, Florida has also banned a Disney movie about Ruby Bridges, the little black girl in the Norman Rockwell painting below (read story here). Why? Because “a parent complained ab[...]