Tag Archives: Education

Tennessee GOP: Report Students Who Might Be Gay

Posted on January 30, 2013 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

A new provision added to Tennessee’s proposed “Don’t Say Gay” bill compels teachers to inform parents if they believe their child might be gay. The bill, SB 234, still bars Tennessee teachers from discussing any facet of “non-heterosexual” sexuality with … Continue reading →

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How to Give Kids Nightmares

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

This is unspeakably asinine and a depressing example of where we’re at here in America. CHICAGO (CBS) — A school shooting drill planned for tomorrow in the far northwestern suburbs has many parents upset. According to a letter from Cary-Grove … Continue reading →

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What Could Go Wrong?

Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

What could go wrong when an armed guard hired by an elementary school leaves his gun in the bathroom? An armed guard at a Lapeer, Mich., charter school — hired in the wake of the Newtown massacre — made a … Continue reading →

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Usher and Accenture Invest in Training 50,000 Youth Leaders

Posted on January 4, 2013 at 11:31 am by Bob Cesca

This is really damn cool. Usher’s New Look, a non-profit organization founded by Usher Raymond IV, today announced their partnership with Accenture to help New Look reach its goal of training and certifying 50,000 youth as global leaders. The effort … Continue reading →

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These Brave Educators

Posted on December 17, 2012 at 8:05 am by Bob Cesca

My Monday column… It’s difficult to know what to say because there are so many things to say. I want to write about gun control; I want to shame the politicians who allowed the assault weapons ban to expire and … Continue reading →

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A Model for the Nation

Posted on December 12, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

If there’s one thing Republicans should have taken away from the 2012 election cycle, it’s that you should be very careful what you describe as a model for the nation. A lesson that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal clearly didn’t learn. … Continue reading →

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Judge: Bobby Jindal’s Jesus Rode a Dinosaur Education is Unconstitutional

Posted on November 30, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal suffered a setback today when his school voucher program was ruled unconstitutional by a district court judge. BATON ROUGE – A district court judge ruled today the funding formula in Gov. Bobby Jindal’s school voucher program … Continue reading →

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Romney Feigns Concern for the Children

Posted on September 10, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

Won’t someone think of the children? That’s the question Mitt Romney is asking today after nearly a year of demonizing the citizens of Chicago. The Republican nominee said he was “disappointed by the decision of the Chicago Teachers Union to … Continue reading →

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Combined Transportation and Education Bill Signed

Posted on July 6, 2012 at 6:45 pm by JM Ashby

While no one was watching, congress, including an overwhelming majority of the Republicans in congress, voted to extend the federal gasoline tax to pay for the combined transportation and education bill signed into law today by President Obama. The White … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day

Posted on June 21, 2012 at 6:15 pm by JM Ashby

Those are 857 desks on the national mall representing the 857 students who drop out of high school every hour of every single school day. One of our many national embarrassments. Meanwhile, only one state has raised its dropout age … Continue reading →

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