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Edukention: Good Teaching about Race Does Not Make White Children Feel Bad About Themselves

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 22, 2021October 23, 2021

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The Network for Public Education blog posted this excellent explanation of why the Republican laws banning teaching about racism are wrong. They assert that white...

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Peter Greene: What Is the Christian Educators Association?

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 22, 2021October 23, 2021

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Peter Greene notes that 2021 has been a year of attacks on public education, and he introduces us to an organization that is a little-known...

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Jeff Bryant: How For-Profit Charters Corrupt Education and Other Once-Public Services

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 21, 2021October 22, 2021

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The House of Representatives recently passed a budget that excluded for-profit charter schools from receiving federal funds. The federal Charter Schools Program has doled out...

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Trump’s Legacy as the Mad President Lives On

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 21, 2021October 22, 2021

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Trump is a sore loser. Will we ever see the last of him? It seems he’ll be with us forever, his legacy revealed by the...

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Jim Sleeper: How Yale Molded the Cold War Mentality and Leadership

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 20, 2021October 21, 2021

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Jim Sleeper is a journalist and alumnus of Yale, as well as a lecturer there. He published an enlightening article about the role of Yale...

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Virginia: What’s At Stake in the Governor’s Election?

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 20, 2021October 21, 2021

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In the race for governor of Virginia, Republicans have focused their campaign on hot-button issues like banning “critical race theory” from the schools, opposing mask...

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Texas: Insanity Erupts at School Board Meetings Over Critical Race Theory

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 19, 2021October 20, 2021

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Under the combined influence of Donald Trump and Governor Gregg Abbott, a considerable number of Texas parents have become convinced that their public schools have...

Health

Anti-Vaxxers Who Died or Became Very Sick with COVID

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 19, 2021October 20, 2021

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We have all read stories about anti-vaxxers who pleaded for the vaccine on their deathbed. it turns out that there is a website that keeps...

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Nancy Bailey: “The Truth About Reading” Isn’t True

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 18, 2021October 19, 2021

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Nancy Bailey is a retired teacher who battles misinformation and propaganda. In this post, she dissects a new film called “The Truth About Reading,” which...

Education Reform

Jan Resseger: A Thirty-Year Overview of Vouchers, Which Started in Milwaukee

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 18, 2021October 19, 2021

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Jan Resseger provides a useful and disturbing overview of vouchers, which began in 1991 in Milwaukee. The funder that inspired the Milwaukee voucher program, paid...