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Free Speech Under Siege - Civil Liberties and the Press

November 19, 2020

NOVEMBER 15, 2020 Free Speech Under Siege Civil Liberties and the Press BY JACK DELANEY LINK: https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/11/15/free-speech-under-siege-civil-liberties-and-the-press/ The protections guaranteed to Americans by the First Amendment of the Constitution are under assault, and they have been ...

Education Groups Seek Biden's Support For Their Choices For Secretary of Education

November 19, 2020

Democrats For Educational Reform (DFER) and Chiefs For Change push for their candidates to be appointed to the highest office for implementing education policy.

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Student Turnover May Harm Educational Outcomes and School Stability

November 17, 2020

High levels of school mobility are a problem in many urban districts. Many of these same districts are also dealing with high rates of violent crime. In this study, we use 6 years (2010–2011 to 2015–2016) of administrative data from Baltimore City public elementary school students and crime data from the Baltimore P...

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on Remote Work

November 6, 2020

In a telework or remote work arrangement, the question of the employer’s obligation to track hours actually worked for which the employee was not scheduled may often arise. While the guidance issued today responds directly to needs created by new telework or remote work arrangements that arose in response to the cor...

New York POST: Obama Officials Were ‘Bothered’ by Hunter Biden Burisma Job: Book

October 31, 2020

President Obama’s White House was “bothered” by Hunter Biden’s ties to the Ukrainian energy company Burisma and Obama officials found Hunter’s presence on the company board of directors while his father was vice president “unseemly,” according to a new book. The revelations were first published by New Yorker writer ...

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Six Defendants Charged in Scheme to Defraud Student Loan Programs of More Than $12 Million.

October 20, 2020

Six former administrators from the Columbus, Georgia, campus of the Apex School of Theology were charged in an indictment unsealed Monday for their alleged participation in a scheme to defraud student loan programs of more than $12,000,000. According to the indictment, Erica Montgomery, 47, of Ft. Mitchell, Alabama,...

Hunter Biden Scandal

October 20, 2020

The Epoch Times has detailed the Hunter Biden Scandal for many months. Everyone should read this.

Six Research-Tested Ways to Study Better

October 17, 2020

Psychology’s latest insights for preparing students for their next exams.

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The School Choice Now Act: Funds Emergency Scholarships Families Can Use Toward School Tuition or Homeschooling During the Pandemic

October 9, 2020

The School Choice Now Act would use 10 percent of emergency education aid to offer one-time emergency funding for scholarship organizations approved by the state. These scholarships could then be used by families to go toward private school tuition or homeschooling expenses

National Icon U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87

September 19, 2020

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, died Friday. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from metastatic cancer of the pancreas. The court, in a statement, said Ginsburg died at her home in Washington, D.C., su...

The New York City Schools That Didn’t Close; What Can We Learn From Regional Enrichment Centers?

September 14, 2020

In a cold, drizzly Monday morning in late March, Santiago Taveras left his home in Teaneck, New Jersey, before the sun rose. Traffic was light as Taveras merged onto the George Washington Bridge, crossed over the Hudson and Harlem Rivers into the Bronx, passed the shuttered Cardinal Hayes High School, and steered to...

Resign or Return? The Dilemma Facing Classroom Teachers in Our COVID-19 Era by Jamie Reno

August 30, 2020

As some school districts order campuses to reopen, teachers are facing the decision whether to quit their jobs or return to the classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. The debate has led some teachers unions to file lawsuits against states where schools have been ordered to begin in-person learning again. Educators...

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Michigan Officials Announce $600M Settlement in Flint Water Crisis

August 20, 2020

The state of Michigan announced Thursday it has agreed to pay $600 million to Flint residents whose health was afflicted by lead-tainted drinking water in a crisis that spurred a class-action lawsuit and became emblematic of how poorer, majority-Black communities can suffer under government mismanagement. The office...

Supreme Court Ruling Gives Religious Schools More Access to State Aid

June 30, 2020

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states must allow religious schools to participate in programs that provide scholarships to students attending private schools. The decision, a victory for conservatives, was the latest in a series of Supreme Court rulings that the free exercise of religion bars the government fr...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Restrictive Louisiana Abortion Law That Would Have Closed Clinics

June 29, 2020

The Hill’s John Kruzel, “The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana abortion law, handing a win to abortion rights advocates who feared the conservative court would break with past rulings to rein in protections that emerged from the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade.” “The legal doctrine of stare decisis re...

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Ohio Judge Deems the State's COVID-19 Lockdown 'Arbitrary, Unreasonable, and Oppressive' The Ruling Says The State's Top Health Official Exceeded Her Statutory Authority by Ordering "Nonessential" Businesses to Close.

May 24, 2020

Ohio's COVID-19 lockdown is illegal, a state judge ruled today, because it exceeds the powers granted by the statute under which it was imposed. Responding to a May 8 lawsuit filed by the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law on behalf of 35 gyms, Lake County Court of Common Pleas Judge Eugene Lucci enjoined Ohio Depar...

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Can Schools Really Reopen Safely?

May 12, 2020

As parts of the United States begin to reopen, two big questions loom for parents -- how quickly can kids get back to school and can it be done safely?

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Mississipi: Money for Welfare Funded Concerts, Lobbyists and Football Games Instead, Audit Finds

May 7, 2020

The state of Mississippi allowed tens of millions of dollars in federal anti-poverty funds to be used in ways that did little or nothing to help the poor, with two nonprofit groups instead using the money on lobbyists, football tickets, religious concerts and fitness programs for state lawmakers, according to a scat...

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We Love Our Kid. That's Why We Said No to Remote Learning by Sarah Parcak

May 7, 2020

On April 8, we received an email from our son’s teacher about the start of online schooling. We wrote back that same day saying that for the sake of our mental health—mine, my husband’s, our child’s—he was done with first grade. “You’re a wonderful, caring, compassionate teacher,” we told her, “and our son was lucky...

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The Coronavirus and Closing Our Worlds, For A While

March 15, 2020

The coronavirus COVID-19 is here, and we must be vigilant, careful, and cautious. But we also must be creative because each of us has a personal path which we have chosen for ourselves, our families and friends. We must not give up our dreams, settle for less, or harm others without reason. Stay safe, everyone! Bet...

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The Science of Reading Plot to Replace Reading Teachers with Phonics on a Screen

February 6, 2020

From Nancy Bailey's Website: Not only are school districts spending huge sums on laptops with little research to indicate students learn better on computers, they’re also pushing children to face screens to learn the most serious subject, how to read. They’re doing this alongside efforts by corporate reformers to ki...

MS-13 Gang: 96 Charged in Sweeping Crackdown on Long Island, N.Y.

December 21, 2019

The accusations included seven murder conspiracies, as well as gun running and drug trafficking. Over the course of 150 pages, the indictment described a remarkably vast criminal enterprise. There were seven murder plots with guns, machetes and Molotov cocktails. There were assaults in bars, meetings in local bakeri...

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Editorial: Mayoral Control Of The NYC Department of Education Must End

December 17, 2019

Anyone who has worked with children, parents, or teachers in the NYC public school system for the past more than 20 years like I have, as a Parent advocate as well as a researcher and writer about Constitutional rights and justice, knows that something terrible has happened. No one has any rights anymore.

The What Not To Do Award Goes To The Cherry Hill Public Schools in New Jersey For Punishing Parents Who Will Not Pay the Lunch Bill

October 26, 2019

Cherry Hill Public Schools in New Jersey recently made a controversial decision to ban students from prom and field trips over unpaid lunch bills. School officials said that over 340 students owed a collective total of $14,343, which has put a serious strain on the district’s finances. A good samaritan offered to pa...

Student Reports Teacher Misconduct and Then Is Suspended

October 10, 2019

In what world does a school not only ignore concerns about inappropriate behavior by a teacher but even suspend the student who raised them? That would be Concord, N.H., where the consequences are still unfolding five years later, with the teacher accused of rape, the superintendent and principal placed on leave, an...

Firing Bad Teachers and the Chicago Teacher's Union By Kristen Mcquery, Chicago Tribune

October 5, 2019

A Chicago Public Schools student attending a Southeast Side grammar school was 14 years old in 2012 when his teacher took him to a grocery store parking lot, and later a home her parents owned in Evergreen Park, for sexual encounters, CPS and Illinois State Board of Education records allege......It’s beyond time to ...

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Free Speech Under Siege - Civil Liberties and the Press

Education Groups Seek Biden's Support For Their Choices For Secretary of Education

Student Turnover May Harm Educational Outcomes and School Stability

U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on Remote Work

New York POST: Obama Officials Were ‘Bothered’ by Hunter Biden Burisma Job: Book

Six Defendants Charged in Scheme to Defraud Student Loan Programs of More Than $12 Million.

Hunter Biden Scandal

Six Research-Tested Ways to Study Better

The School Choice Now Act: Funds Emergency Scholarships Families Can Use Toward School Tuition or Homeschooling During the Pandemic

National Icon U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87

The New York City Schools That Didn’t Close; What Can We Learn From Regional Enrichment Centers?

Resign or Return? The Dilemma Facing Classroom Teachers in Our COVID-19 Era by Jamie Reno

Michigan Officials Announce $600M Settlement in Flint Water Crisis

Supreme Court Ruling Gives Religious Schools More Access to State Aid

Supreme Court Strikes Down Restrictive Louisiana Abortion Law That Would Have Closed Clinics

Ohio Judge Deems the State's COVID-19 Lockdown 'Arbitrary, Unreasonable, and Oppressive' The Ruling Says The State's Top Health Official Exceeded Her Statutory Authority by Ordering "Nonessential" Businesses to Close.

Can Schools Really Reopen Safely?

Mississipi: Money for Welfare Funded Concerts, Lobbyists and Football Games Instead, Audit Finds

We Love Our Kid. That's Why We Said No to Remote Learning by Sarah Parcak

The Coronavirus and Closing Our Worlds, For A While

The Science of Reading Plot to Replace Reading Teachers with Phonics on a Screen

MS-13 Gang: 96 Charged in Sweeping Crackdown on Long Island, N.Y.

Editorial: Mayoral Control Of The NYC Department of Education Must End

The What Not To Do Award Goes To The Cherry Hill Public Schools in New Jersey For Punishing Parents Who Will Not Pay the Lunch Bill

Student Reports Teacher Misconduct and Then Is Suspended

Firing Bad Teachers and the Chicago Teacher's Union By Kristen Mcquery, Chicago Tribune

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