Category Archives: Education

Hispanics Surpass Whites In College Enrollment

What a week for Jim DeMint and The Heritage Foundation. May 6th, Jason Richwine and Robert Rector released their anti-immigration reform paper suggesting that the costs of their overt racism will run us about, oh, say, $6.3 trillion! give or take a … Continue reading
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Posted in Economy, Education, Far-right Intellectual Violence, Immigration, Lying Liars, Poll, Racism, Rebranding, Wingnuts | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Bobby Jindal’s Vouchers Receive the Final Death-Blow

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s school voucher program, which I lovingly refer to as Jesus Rode a Dinosaur Education, has received the final death-blow from the Louisiana State Supreme Court. From the Associated Press Tuesday’s 6-1 decision upholds a state district … Continue reading
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What Rape Culture?

According to Dartmouth, if you receive a rape threat as a result of protesting rape, it’s your own fault for inciting the rapists. In a campus-wide email sent out on Friday, Dartmouth College’s Board of Trustees Chair Steve Mandel appeared … Continue reading
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Are There No Work Houses?

I’m just going to leave this here. via Media Matters By the way, schools spend about 1 dollar per student each day on food. The same applies to juvenile detention centers. They also spend 1 dollar per student each day. Continue reading
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These Aren’t The American People You’re Looking For

Whenever Republicans talk about “The American People,” they’re pretty much always talking about some imaginary The American People who want more tax cuts for millionaires and corporations, more unregulated pollution, less consumer protections, cuts to education, healthcare, and the social … Continue reading
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Governor Jindal Defends Creationism in Public Schools

In an interview with NBC’s Hoda Kotb at the ‘Education Nation’ event in New Orleans this past Friday, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal defended his voucher program, which was deemed unconstitutional and now awaits the determination of the Louisiana Supreme Court. But he was … Continue reading
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The School to Prison Pipeline

According to a new report from The New York Times, placing police officers in schools is more likely to turn children into criminals than protect them from criminals. And, not surprisingly, the risk is even greater for minority students. Nationwide, … Continue reading
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Worst Persons in the World

If you are an adult and you tell a hungry kid they have to dump their lunch in the garbage because they’re 5 cents short — you’re a horrible person. Students at an Attleboro, Massachusetts, middle school went hungry this … Continue reading
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The Vetting

Artist – Jeff Darcy In other news, the city of Chicago identified as many as 129 schools that may face closure to local teachers and administrators today. Also — Michele Bachmann is back to saying ridiculous things. That’s why we’re … Continue reading
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Jesus Rode a Dinosaur and KISS Stands for Knights in Satan’s Service

We already know that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s school voucher program, which was recently ruled unconstitutional, allows faux “schools” to teach children that men and dinosaurs lived side by side and that slavery and the KKK really weren’t that bad, … Continue reading
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