Tag Archives: Public Schools

Ted McLaughlin : The Backpacks of Moberly

A quiet way of helping:The backpacks of Moberly, Missouri …we began to realize that some of these children go home to houses where they literally may not eat over the weekend. And we couldn’t just sit back and not do … Continue reading

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U.S. Schools : Segregation Worse Today Than in the 1950’s

“The Problem We All Live With” by Norman Rockwell. Photo courtesy of the Detroit Institute of Arts.U.S. schools are more segregated today than in the 1950s In California and Texas segregation is spreading into large sections of suburbia as well. … Continue reading

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Bad Boy Mark Sanford, and the Freedom Fighters from Martin Jr. High

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, no longer MIA, fesses up. Photo by Mary Ann Chastain / AP.Modern-day Freedom Fighters On June 4, the state Supreme Court ruled 5-0 against Gov. Sanford, finding that he must apply for the $700 million … Continue reading

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Texas Public Schools : State-Mandated Ignorance

‘The report, Just Say Don’t Know: Sexuality Education in Public Schools, studied materials from 990 Texas school districts and found that 94% of the districts use “abstinence-only programs that usually pass moral judgments while either downplaying or ignoring contraception and … Continue reading

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Book Banning in Round Rock : Ta Ta to TTYL

Teen novel removed from middle school library in Texas town.By Bob Banta / November 18, 2008 A teen novel that stirred controversy when the parent of a Round Rock student complained that it is obscene was removed from the district’s … Continue reading

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Teaching War : What Did You Learn in School Today?

Veteran Fred Castaneda addresses Veterans Day assembly at Austin elementary school. Photo by Ricardo B. Brazziell / Austin American-Statesman.Is Veteran’s Day about War?By Fran Hanlon / The Rag Blog / November 14, 2008 Recently, the Austin American-Statesman ran a photo … Continue reading

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Islamophobia in Texas : Fear-Mongering in Race for Education Board

Republican Bradley: Opponent soft on Islam.By Lisa Falkenberg Watch out, parents. Democratic State Board of Education candidate Laura Ewing wants to convert your children to Islam. At least, that’s the implication of a campaign ad from her opponent, Republican David … Continue reading

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Creationism in Schools : Texas is Doomed!!

‘The latest shooting-itself-in-the-foot-moment for the Lone Star State is based on a panel to create its state science curriculum.’By Phil Platt / October 27, 2008 I simply cannot understand how Texas manages to exist day after day. The rampant insanity … Continue reading

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Gun-Toting Teachers in Texas

‘The school board’s decision last year permitting teachers and staff to carry arms is ricocheting across the nation’By Lisa Sandberg HARROLD, Texas — Traci McKay was horrified when, on the first day of school last week, her 14-year-old daughter bounded … Continue reading

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BOOKS : Small Schools: Public School Reform Meets the Ownership Society

‘Read Small Schools to get angry and radicalized’By Jill Davidson Small Schools: Public School Reform Meets the Ownership Society by Michael Klonsky and Susan Klonsky (Routledge, 209 pages, $26.95) Mike and Susan Klonsky’s Small Schools: Public School Reform Meets the … Continue reading

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Ruling : Texas is Failing Limited-English Schoolchildren

Judge William Wayne Justice issued landmark ruling. Photo by Kelly West / Austin American-Statesman.State in no hurry to fix big problemBy Lisa Falkenberg / August 7, 2008 The 95-page landmark ruling issued recently by Judge William Wayne Justice on how … Continue reading

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EDUCATION : Texas Fiction Science

Image © Austin Cline, Licensed to About; Original Poster: Library of CongressThe State Board of Education does its part to fantasize biologyBy Andrea Grimes There’s nothing the evil overlords of the fictional future like more than a nice, healthy round … Continue reading

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