Not only does she speak incoherently in confirmation hearings. Not only does she tweet her own platitudes. She now writes op-eds full of glittering claims without any data with a hint of some outlier data with simply no analysis bookended with enough bullshit to leave a stench in your nose to make you blame it … Continue reading About Betsy DeVos’s Op-Ed in USA Today
Month: March 2017
Growth Vs. Proficiency, School Performance Grades, & A Dissenting Vote
Simply put, North Carolina should allow student growth to weigh more in the formula that measures school performance grades. (Honestly, we should get rid of it). This past week a bill passed the General Assembly House K-12 Education Committee that according to an EdNC.org report from Alex Granados “would change the calculation of the grades … Continue reading Growth Vs. Proficiency, School Performance Grades, & A Dissenting Vote
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No More Meals On Wheels – When Lack Of Empathy Is A Preexisting Condition
The older I become, the more I reflect on my grandparents. Both my biological grandfathers and step-grandfather were veterans. One saw frequent combat in WWII as a member of a Black Widow Squadron. My father’s mother even served in the Navy in WWII while her brother sacrificed his life in battle in Europe. All of … Continue reading No More Meals On Wheels – When Lack Of Empathy Is A Preexisting Condition
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The NC General Assembly Should Cap Class Sizes and Fund For Arts and PE – Jesus and Churchill Would. It’s About Investing In Our Kids, Not Using Them As Pawns.
Arika Herron’s recent Winston-Salem Journal column this past Sunday entitled “Too big to learn? Schools seeking waivers for exceeding class-size limits” brought to mind the ongoing disconnect that legislative leaders in our state have with reality when it comes to curbing class sizes in public schools. As reported last fall in a variety of media … Continue reading The NC General Assembly Should Cap Class Sizes and Fund For Arts and PE – Jesus and Churchill Would. It’s About Investing In Our Kids, Not Using Them As Pawns.
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Open Letter to Rep. Virginia Foxx Concerning Genetic Testing
Dear Rep. Foxx, I read with great interest and increasing dread the report in today’s Winston-Salem Journal concerning workplace genetic testing. The report entitled “Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill” gives a brief outline of a bill that you have introduced as HR1313 that would “undermine basic privacy provisions of … Continue reading Open Letter to Rep. Virginia Foxx Concerning Genetic Testing
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Musings With Malcolm – You Play The Game With What You Have (And With What You Can)
Once again, my little man and I went to another event to cheer on some students except this tie it was not an athletic event, but rather an intellectual one. The Piedmont Environmental Alliance and the Wake Forest University Debate Team helped to stage their annual debate tournament. West sent three teams. Malcolm is not … Continue reading Musings With Malcolm – You Play The Game With What You Have (And With What You Can)
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If You Ever Wanted to Know About the Unwise Use of the Opportunity Grants Then Read This Report on NC School Vouchers by The Children’s Law Center at Duke Law School Of Law
The always vital voice of Lindsay Wagner of the Fletcher Foundation tweeted about this earlier today by posting the following table found in the Children's Law Center's recent March 2017 report called SCHOOL VOUCHERS IN NORTH CAROLINA : THE FIRST THREE YEARS. Let those blank spaces sink in for a minute. The lack of oversight by … Continue reading If You Ever Wanted to Know About the Unwise Use of the Opportunity Grants Then Read This Report on NC School Vouchers by The Children’s Law Center at Duke Law School Of Law
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Betsy DeVos, Free Lunches, and the HUA Complex
“I’m Betsy DeVos. You may have heard some of the ‘wonderful’ things the mainstream media has called me lately. I, however, pride myself on being called a mother, a grandmother, a life partner, and perhaps the first person to tell Bernie Sanders to his face that there’s no such thing as a free lunch.” In … Continue reading Betsy DeVos, Free Lunches, and the HUA Complex
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Musings With Malcolm – Next Season Started Yesterday, Games at West
One of the most endearing attributes that defines Malcolm is his ability to live in the moment. He can shake off a bad episode in no time flat and savor the good out of any situation. And I am jealous of that. So what do I do about it? Be a part of it. In … Continue reading Musings With Malcolm – Next Season Started Yesterday, Games at West
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Shakespeare and “That” Billboard
In the second installment of the mystery that is the I-40 billboard, another pseudo-cryptic message was given by our anonymous source. Apparently the source is making fun of the backlash that the original billboard received. And I am glad that the source gave us an explanation that requires yet another explanation. If anything, it gives … Continue reading Shakespeare and “That” Billboard
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