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Politico: Gun Violence Far Worse in South than in NYC
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Southern politicians like to boast that their states are safer that big cities like New York City. But as Politico shows, the reverse is true. In an article by Colin Woodard, he attributes the differences to the founding cultures of different regions. Listen to the southern right talk about violence in America and you’d…
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James Harvey: How We Cooked the Books to Produce a Deeply Flawed “A Nation at Risk”
James Harvey, a member of the staff that wrote what ended up being called “A Nation at Risk”, reveals why/how our government in 1983, declared war on OUR public schools, our teachers, our family values, and our children. A war that has made some wealthy while letting our schools rot, and turned our public schools into a Ukrainian battle field,…
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James Harvey: How We Cooked the Books to Produce a Deeply Flawed “A Nation at Risk”
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: This is the 40th anniversary of the Reagan-era report called “A Nation at Risk.” The report was immediately hailed as a “landmark,” blasting the quality of the nation’s public schools. President Reagan wanted the report to endorse school prayer and vouchers. It didn’t. But it castigated the nation’s public schools as failures and complained…
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Do you envy and worship wealth and power?
If the world had more love and/or understanding, than hate, the thirst for power and greed (that seems to always be more powerful), our Earth would be a better place for all forms of life, not just our species. The Jewish/Christian Bible warns us about greed, not once, but many times. The Old Testament was Jewish, the new Christian. Jesus…
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Raise your hand or honk your Horn if you Love Long COVID
Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: Last week, I had a physical therapy appointment at the VA. Everyone was required to wear masks because many military veterans have compromised immune systems… that may not be the only reason. This week, I had a follow up exam from an oral surgery (tooth removed about two months ago). The VA does…
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WOKE is at War with CLUELESS
What does it mean to be WOKE? “The meaning of WOKE is aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice). Definition of WOKE So, to be WOKE means being a lifelong learner, an avid reader, a fact checker, a problem solver and a critical thinker, since that is what it…
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Misinformation Kills: Dark Money and the Creeping Takeover of U.S. Public Education
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Dr. Allison Neitzel writes a blog called “MisinformationKills,” where she exposes charlatans promoting fake cures for COVID. I recommend that you follow her blog. She knows who the fakers and grifters are and calls them out. She recently discovered that Dark Money was deeply invested in the privatization of education. She posted this link…
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Mercedes Schneider: Authoritarians Impose Their Views and Call It “Choice”
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Mercedes Schneider takes issue with the new authoritarians who are imposing book bans in the name of “freedom” and limiting free expressions of views they disagree with in the name of of “choice.” She writes: We are certainly in an age in which the term, “free speech,” is indeed not free because of increasing…
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Vouchers are a disaster for students
Originally posted on GFBrandenburg's Blog: It’ll be a few more days for the final election results to be tallied nationwide, but it seems clear that with midterm wins by voucher supporters in places like?Oklahoma,?Texas?and even Pennsylvania—where even the Democratic gubernatorial victor is?on record?in cautious favor—voucher opponents are going to have to keep working hard to block public funding of private…
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The Scourge of the Internet: Political Panhandlers
This is a rant about political panhandlers sending out emails asking for donations. When I was still a child, I remember my dad’s reason for not voting. He said, “All politicians are liars and crooks and can’t be trusted.” But as soon as I was old enough, I voted anyway. Because even if all politicians are liars and crooks, some…
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