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By Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Thursday a measure restricting curricula for educator preparation programs and courses, essentially removing theories ...
by Florida Phoenix
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on Sun May 05, 2024 at 02:59 PM PDT
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For the full story, visit Generation180’s blog post here. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Renew America’s Schools Program in 2022, a grant program created in the Bipartisan Infrastructure law that will distribute $500 million over five...
by jamiewertz
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on Wed Apr 24, 2024 at 09:10 AM PDT
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New York City School Chancellor David Banks has agreed to testify on May 8 before the House of Representative’s Committee on Education and the Workforce on the school system’s response to incidents of antisemitism and attacks on the Islamic community....
by Alan Singer
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on Wed Apr 24, 2024 at 07:58 AM PDT
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Underfunded Pennsylvania school district shines as a clean energy leader through solar power Near the state capital of Harrisburg lies the town of Steelton, Pennsylvania, the home of America’s first steel company and the birthplace of an industry that...
by jamiewertz
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on Wed Apr 17, 2024 at 03:19 PM PDT
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This may be old news to some of you. Not far from a birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement, a school district convulses after Black history and literature classes are canceled. Published on March 26, 2024 By Frances Madeson...
by awhitestl
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on Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 01:00 PM PDT
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A major goal of teachers, especially secondary school social studies teachers, is to help students learn to evaluate multiple perspectives on issues by weighing supporting evidence, separating fact from fiction, examining underlying assumptions, and...
by Alan Singer
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on Sun Mar 24, 2024 at 11:05 AM PDT
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attacked the infamous Libs of TikTok social media account, operated by right-wing troll Chaya Raichik, on Wednesday, writing , “Truth shouldn’t be a casualty of ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Mar 14, 2024 at 03:15 PM PDT
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“Are you better off than you were 4 years ago?” For those of us of a certain age, we knew that question well. For those of you younger than we, that was the question that ended Jimmy Carter's presidency, and brought us the past 45 years of antagonism...
by ultrageek
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on Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 10:07 AM PDT
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Lewis Carroll in one of his Alice in Wonderland books warned us to beware the Jabberwocky. If he were writing today, he would probably warn us to be leery of Artificial Intelligence, with “jaws that bite” and “the claws that catch.” The big difference...
by Alan Singer
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on Wed Mar 06, 2024 at 11:08 AM PST
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Donald Trump ramped up the fearmongering, dehumanizing rhetoric around immigrants during a Monday interview with Right Side Broadcasting Network host Brian Glenn. The conservative Glenn took time ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Mar 05, 2024 at 01:00 PM PST
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West Virginia’s Republicans passed a bill through the House of Delegates on Monday that would allow religious exemptions for vaccines required for school attendance. The bill comes as dozens of ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Feb 29, 2024 at 02:30 PM PST
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We are living in the midst of a climate emergency with the expectation that conditions will significantly worsen in the near future. In January, NASA and NOAA confirmed that 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded. In New York State, climate change is...
by Alan Singer
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on Sun Feb 11, 2024 at 06:00 AM PST
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Charleston, SC- SC Code of Laws SECTION 59-19-80. Requirements as to purchases and teacher employment provides as follows: “No teacher or other employee shall be employed or any purchase made except in a duly called meeting of the board, of which...
by wjhamilton29464
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on Sat Feb 10, 2024 at 07:49 AM PST
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First of all, let me admit my own prejudice and say that I am or have been almost totally against government funds being taken from the Public School system and routed to private schools and home schooling. My attitude has been fairly entrenched due to...
by jwgarman
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on Thu Jan 25, 2024 at 09:26 PM PST
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The image above is not “poetic license” or exaggeration for the sake of satire. “Moms for Liberty” actually did have “Maus” banned from school libraries; and their stated reason for doing so was because the graphic novel had an image of a naked mouse...
by Perlinator
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on Sat Jan 20, 2024 at 01:43 PM PST
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On Wednesday, Republican state Rep. Justin Humphrey filed HB 3084 in the Oklahoma Legislature. The bill promises to target “Students who purport to be an imaginary animal or animal species, or who engage in anthropomorphic behavior commonly referred to...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Jan 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM PST
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Missouri policy group recommends income, property tax changes in 2024 Missouri legislators filed dozens of bills dealing with almost every type of taxation, but a nonprofit public policy group provided a narrower focus for the 2024 session. Reforming...
by stlgeek
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on Tue Jan 16, 2024 at 07:01 PM PST
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Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley had a spitting match Wednesday night on CNN as they fought for, well, something. Vice president? Unlikely. Beating Trump? Probably not. Book deal? Who knows? Anyhow, during the “debate,” they both threw out numerous...
by thomhartmann
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on Fri Jan 12, 2024 at 08:32 AM PST
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The Eugene Weekly recently published a tragic story about a young lady who was very musically talented, but who passed away too soon at the age of 23. Robyn Leslie Hatcher (2000-2023) could play many different musical instruments. She traveled around...
by Eternal Hope
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on Sun Jan 07, 2024 at 08:24 PM PST
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Greetings from your Aspirant to the Throne. I wish to thank my Loyal Subjects for their excellent suggestions following my first set of decrees. And, I have decided to make them so. When I am Queen of the Universe (in no particular order): Torture of...
by ladyrima
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on Tue Jan 02, 2024 at 01:39 PM PST
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- Equality for Me But Not for Thee? I was happy to see that the snot-nosed jerk who made monkey sounds at a Black University of Mississippi student during a protest rally—a scene that went viral last week—was identified and is being dealt with. But if...117 comments 138 Recs
- Good morning, Gnusies! I’ve been away for a while caring for my sweet husband, who fell, broke several ribs, collapsed a lung, and was in and out of the hospital twice. Whew! Now he’s home and healing rapidly, so I’m back and eager to share the good...99 comments 115 Recs
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- This is my first diary. I'm writing this as much for cathartic reasons as I am trying to warn. I've lurked here for well over a decade and love this site and the people. The first, and likely rambling part is about my current state of affairs. I simply...523 comments 885 Recs
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