‘Real News’ Stories Encourage Progressives
Fake news is prevalent these days, but some real news stories are encouraging to progressives. A decade ago, some barons of the media establishment designated themselves America’s official … Read more
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Betsy DeVos to Lead Christian Educators in 40-Day, 40-Night Death Valley Hike
‘Like Jesus and the Israelites, we shall wander for forty days and forty nights seeking the promised land of educational reform’ – Betsy DeVos NYC — Betsy DeVos, … Read more
Movie Review: “Maggie’s Plan”
“Maggie’s Plan” – a film review by Gary Chew Sacramento’s Greta Gerwig looks nothing at all like Woody Allen. She’s a woman; plus she’s also good looking. But … Read more
It’s Time to Free Youth from Student Debt
Many degree programs are mediocre or worse — predatory loan scams that saddle people with student debt. Butch Hancock, one of Austin’s finest singer-songwriters, grew up in the … Read more
College Pitch to a Middle School Student
NYU is recruiting, and middle schools may hold students with great potential Office of Admissions New York University New York, NY 10003 Dear John, Listen. You’ve impressed us. … Read more
Math, English, Porn: The Swedish Curriculum
Swedish sexologist believes porn should be shown in the classroom A leading Swedish sexologist believes pornography should be shown in the classroom. Hampas Spjutbjörn claims that school based … Read more
Forget Student Loans — Make Higher Ed Free
An enlightened society wouldn’t burden graduates with student loans Well, finally! Hard-right congressional leaders and the Obama White House have agreed that interest rates on student loans should … Read more
The President Ate My Homework!
French president advocates for abolition of homework Most American schoolchildren are not particularly wrapped up in France’s current events, but that may be changing. According to “The National … Read more
Woman’s Language
Nushu is a phonetic version of Chinese used exclusively by women in the Hunan Province in southern China from some time around the 13th century until the late 19th century. The language arose because most women in that era did not have the same access…
Detroit Board of Education Stunned by Student Revolt
DETROIT – Top educators in Detroit are scratching their heads and wondering how they could have missed the fact that their city schools are filled with kids who actually want to learn.
Their first and only clue came last Thursday when about 50 students…
