“’It’s a mess. We’re in a perpetual budget crisis. It’s not a rosy picture long term,’ [USD 372 Superintendent Tim] Hallacy said. ‘There are no secrets. Revenues continue to decline and we’re spending into our reserves.’ “With cuts to the budget that have been made over the past several years...
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Why public education will prevail
Sharing from our friends at Educate Lawrence quoting Diane Ravitch. Why Public Education Will Survive and Prevail by Diane Ravitch Do not be discouraged as you struggle to restore common sense and rationality to education policy. The corporate reformers have money and the political power that money buys, but it...
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We’re sharing the content of a Facebook post by Republican Representative and former judge Steven Becker. HUH? Apparently our Governor had a difficult week in the wake of a few court rulings. He was upset to the point of issuing a public statement Friday evening in his continual assault on...
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“Thankfully, judges rule not by popular opinion but by the law. The fact that they are insulated from popular opinion — the will of the people — helps them to arrive at decisions based on the law, not the political desires of politicians. “Our laws aren’t written to ensure that...
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