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Commentary: Beware of ‘parental rights’ candidates
2 months, 1 week ago

Commentary: Beware of ‘parental rights’ candidates

LA Times  

Fellow teachers at Newport Harbor High School join English teacher Matthew Armstrong in asking voters to avoid candidates for Newport-Mesa Unified who want to bring divisive national issues to the local table. In 2014, a student’s father contacted me with a concern about “In Cold Blood,” a book in the Newport Harbor AP Language curriculum. With that in mind, the …

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Mailbag: Sunset Bridge was worth the wait
2 months, 1 week ago

Mailbag: Sunset Bridge was worth the wait

LA Times  

When I walked across the new Sunset Bridge in Newport Beach connecting a brand-new 129 space parking lot with Sunset Ridge Park, I was reminded of the old TV series, “Fantasy Island” where Tattoo, Mr. Roarke’s right-hand man, yells to everyone within ear shot, “The plane. Please vote no on Measure U. Connie Boardman, former mayor Patrick Brenden, former council …

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Mailbag: Photo op masked the real issue of poverty in Oak View
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mailbag: Photo op masked the real issue of poverty in Oak View

LA Times  

Shame on the state of California and city of Huntington Beach for proudly touting the spending of $6.5 million on sidewalks and rainbow-colored crosswalks in the Oak View neighborhood when this is the poorest neighborhood in H.B. It’s no coincidence that LBUSD is the highest-achieving district in Orange County, with a growing number of students transferring from private schools to …

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Tim Walz mocks anti-LGBTQ book bans during Human Rights Campaign speech
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tim Walz mocks anti-LGBTQ book bans during Human Rights Campaign speech

Raw Story  

Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz mocked the recent increase in anti-LGBTQ book bans during a speech for the Human Rights Campaign. Delivering the keynote Saturday evening at the HRC's National Dinner, Walz made fun of recent attempts to ban children's books like And Tango Makes Three,according to LGBTQ Nation. ", we banned banning books, especially banning …

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Tim Walz slams J.D. Vance on school shootings
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tim Walz slams J.D. Vance on school shootings

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Minnesota Gov. Vance that school shootings are a “fact of life.” “It’s a fact of life, some people are gay,” Walz said in his remarks. “This is the most pro LGBTQ+ administration in American history,” Walz said of Harris and President Joe Biden, noting the enactment of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would ensure same-sex and interracial …

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Ample signatures collected for referendum to repeal private school funding law, organizers say
5 months, 1 week ago

Ample signatures collected for referendum to repeal private school funding law, organizers say

Associated Press  

— Public school advocates say they have enough signatures to ask Nebraska voters in November to repeal a law that provides taxpayer money for private school tuition, marking the latest twist in a long-running fight with state lawmakers who have repeatedly opposed efforts to let voters weigh in on the public funding plan. “Nebraskans deserve the opportunity to vote on …

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Breaking our democracy is all part of the GOP plan
8 months ago

Breaking our democracy is all part of the GOP plan

Raw Story  

Recent reporting suggests that Trump followers, by and large, are fine with him being or becoming a dictator. The most appealing thing about a dictator is that he can “get things done.” Dictators don’t have to worry about bureaucracies hindering them, or pesky laws and regulations. From making the trains run on time to building an autobahn and a car …

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Oklahoma School Official Smears Educators In Rant
11 months ago

Oklahoma School Official Smears Educators In Rant

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The controversial Oklahoma state superintendent of schools suggested, without evidence, that the state teachers union and educators were creating a culture that allowed for rampant sexual misconduct against students. “What we have seen is radical leftists and the teachers unions turning our schools into Epstein Island,” Ryan Walters said at an emergency Oklahoma State Department of Education …

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She's famed for her salty language and 'Scouse' candour, but in an interview that reveals a very human side, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan describes the agony of IVF and the joy of being a stepmo
1 year, 1 month ago

She's famed for her salty language and 'Scouse' candour, but in an interview that reveals a very human side, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan describes the agony of IVF and the joy of being a stepmo

Daily Mail  

When Education Secretary Gillian Keegan let rip with some particularly salty language on live television last month, her Catholic mother, Jackie, gave her a thorough dressing down. Gillian Keegan is from the sort of proud, Labour-supporting, Scouse family that was short of money but rich on love Elected in 2017 under Theresa May's leadership, Gillian has served under four Conservative …

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What '80s kids also remember: On stranger danger, Satanic panic and generations of trickle-down fear
1 year, 2 months ago

What '80s kids also remember: On stranger danger, Satanic panic and generations of trickle-down fear

Salon  

In 2004 my daughters, ages 4 and 7 at the time, disappeared during the Christmas parade downtown. Etan Patz’s disappearance, and Adam Walsh’s, coupled with news stories about Bundy and Berkowitz, showed us there was a terrible world waiting for the unwary, and the only way to keep our children safe was to keep them home. Four days after their …

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GOP silences ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat on House floor for day on ‘out of order’ rule; crowd erupts
1 year, 3 months ago

GOP silences ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat on House floor for day on ‘out of order’ rule; crowd erupts

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican lawmakers voted Monday to temporarily silence a Democratic member of the so-called Tennessee Three during an already tense House floor session after determining the young Black member violated newly enacted rules designed to punish disruptive members. Might not like the rules, but the rules are what they are.” Many in the crowd remained in the stands, …

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A day of school stabbings, crashes and suspected fentanyl overdoses sparks alarm at LAUSD
1 year, 7 months ago

A day of school stabbings, crashes and suspected fentanyl overdoses sparks alarm at LAUSD

LA Times  

A police officer walks outside Los Angeles High School where two people were stabbed on Monday. “The mayor and I agree that these are the three main causes — right now in our school system, in our community — that are putting young lives at risk,” Carvalho said. They need consistent programs in schools, vetted and approved by people working …

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How LA’s teachers are making good on their promise to support community schools
1 year, 7 months ago

How LA’s teachers are making good on their promise to support community schools

Salon  

"We should have been miserable," said Emily Grijalva, recalling the first days of the 2019 strike by Los Angeles teachers. The strategy would include educating the general public on the concept of community schools and forcing district leadership "to take sides: were they for—or against—this research-supported school design?" 'The Way Every School Should Be Run' "I knew nothing about community …

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The NCERT textbook debate is unnecessary
1 year, 8 months ago

The NCERT textbook debate is unnecessary

Hindustan Times  

The recent debate on changes in the National Council of Educational Research and Training history textbooks reminded me of a comment by Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy: “The factors which determine the life of mankind are various, historians select from them only some single aspect, say the political and economic, and represent it as primary, as the efficient cause of social …

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Half a million workers on strike in biggest day of industrial action in a decade
1 year, 10 months ago

Half a million workers on strike in biggest day of industrial action in a decade

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said she expects the “majority” …

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Hot, angry parents continue to hammer LAUSD for shade and even cool water for kids
2 years, 3 months ago

Hot, angry parents continue to hammer LAUSD for shade and even cool water for kids

LA Times  

Elizabeth Hernandez joins other parents and community groups that want LAUSD to address sweltering school conditions outside Lorena Street Elementary School in Boyle Heights. “LAUSD has a greening index that tells us this school is one with the highest need,” said executive director of the coalition, Arelia Valdivia, adding that just 5% of the Lorena campus offers green space. On …

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How US schools are trying to protect their students post Uvalde shooting tragedy
2 years, 4 months ago

How US schools are trying to protect their students post Uvalde shooting tragedy

Firstpost  

Multiple states now mandate or encourage panic buttons in US schools, and a growing number of districts are shelling out tens of thousands of dollars per school for them Kansas: Melissa Lee comforted her son and daughter after a student opened fire in their suburban Kansas City high school, wounding an administrator and a police officer stationed there. “They can …

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Youngkin looks to root out critical race theory in Virginia
2 years, 10 months ago

Youngkin looks to root out critical race theory in Virginia

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — It was literally the first thing Virginia’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, did when he took office last month: sign an executive order designed to root out critical race theory from the state’s education system. “Anyone who thinks that the concepts that actually underpin critical race theory are not in our schools hasn’t been in our schools,” Youngkin …

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He was the top U.N. official in Gaza. An Israeli TV interview cost him his post
3 years, 1 month ago

He was the top U.N. official in Gaza. An Israeli TV interview cost him his post

NPR  

He was the top U.N. official in Gaza. An Israeli TV interview cost him his post Enlarge this image toggle caption Adel Hana/AP Adel Hana/AP JERUSALEM — Matthias Schmale was the highest-ranking international representative based in the Gaza Strip before his tenure ended with a jolt. During the 11-day conflict this May between Gaza militants and Israel, Israeli warplanes bombed …

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Austin Beutner’s tenure as L.A. schools chief marked more by crisis than academic gains
3 years, 4 months ago

Austin Beutner’s tenure as L.A. schools chief marked more by crisis than academic gains

LA Times  

On his first day as Los Angeles schools superintendent, Austin Beutner visited 11 campuses in 12 hours, boarding a school bus before dawn and later slinging aside his suit jacket to take afternoon batting practice. “Beutner’s most important contribution may be the way that LAUSD responded to the pandemic,” said Tyrone Howard, a UCLA education professor who also directs the …

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Liz Truss says vulnerable people could die if teachers jump the vaccine queue
3 years, 10 months ago

Liz Truss says vulnerable people could die if teachers jump the vaccine queue

Daily Mail  

A senior minister suggested Labour's plan to move teachers up the Covid vaccine priority list could increase deaths today. International Development Secretary Liz Truss has suggested a plan championed by Labour to inoculate school staff at half-term would leave other vulnerable groups at risk as they are bumped down. International Development Secretary Liz Truss has suggested a plan championed by …

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Union snubs jabs for teachers: Hardline bosses accused of waging class war
3 years, 10 months ago

Union snubs jabs for teachers: Hardline bosses accused of waging class war

Daily Mail  

A hardline teaching union last night turned its back on a bold plan to vaccinate the country's entire classroom staff and get pupils back to school in weeks. Under the emergency scheme, 150 independent schools and state academies would become vaccination hubs, with medically trained staff inoculating school workers for 16 hours a day Professor Alan Smithers, director of the …

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Key lines from unveiling of Biden’s health team
4 years ago

Key lines from unveiling of Biden’s health team

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Joe Biden introduced top members of his health team on Tuesday and announced the team’s key objectives when he takes office. The President-elect said he would sign an executive order on his first day in office to require masks, “where I can under the law, like federal buildings, interstate travel on planes, trains and buses.” He …

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Boris Johnson says reopening schools next month is a 'moral duty'
4 years, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson says reopening schools next month is a 'moral duty'

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson today throws down the gauntlet to union leaders blocking the return of pupils to classrooms by insisting the country has a ‘moral duty’ to reopen schools next month. Mr Johnson writes: ‘Now that we know enough to reopen schools to all pupils safely, we have a moral duty to do so.’ The rallying cry will further crank up …

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