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The Politics of School Safety
Some 4 years ago, a man lost his child at the Parkland, Fl. school shooting. He has spent the intervening time working on school safety, from bullying to mass shootings and has done a wonderful job at it - his compilation of suggestions is beyond just good.A Senator has taken his suggestion...
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Should high schoolers be able to choose core classes based on a choice of future
Should high schoolers be able to choose core classes based on a choice of future career?Sophomores and upper classmen only though... they already have prep-classes that you can choose, but is that enough. Kids with 4.0's through high school bust their butts on learning useless information (like why...
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Sent to me from a Teacher friend of mine. ( FREE LUNCH )
I wish I could verify this but even if the teacher did not write the letter, as a teacher myself, I find that much of this is true as I see it. Read this to the end, and it will make you sick !! 900 teachers just got laid off from the Los Angeles Unified School District . They are $650,000 over...
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The Santa Fe HS Massacre By Gun May Tell a Different Story.
For the 22nd time just this year, somebody opened fire on an America school campus. While most of the others had an AR-15 as the gun of choice, this one was accomplished with a shotgun and revolver. In my mind, that changes the discussion somewhat based on what facts come out.In terms...
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First Lousiana and now Oklahoma. What/who's next? The Bible?
Back in June there was fervor of praise and also discontent about requiring all K-12 classrooms displaying the 10 Commandments. Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms challenged in lawsuit published by PBS News June 24, 2024"BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil liberties groups...
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How do we lift our schools up into excellence?
It seems that while schools struggle to maintain a positive image, so many people find it far too easy criticize the schools for their failings. Some of the criticism is constructive and helpful and propels the school systems forward toward a positive change but for the most part, the...