Public education has been a part of the United States since its founding, but it became compulsory everywhere around 1900. Today, public education is still mostly controlled and administered by state and local governments. Local boards of education can have tremendous influence on what is taught in a school and how they are run. State boards of education have considerable influence over what textbooks are produced for sale, especially in large states like Texas and California.
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● Here's an abusive workplace for you: cruise ships. A fascinating, depressing story.
● Housekeepers vs. Harvard: Feminism for the age of Trump.
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by Laura Clawson
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It's "Wednesday's Child is Full of Whoa! Wednesdays" on The After Show. We were going to call it "Germanic Mercury" but you know what they say, one cannot live on Greek and Roman gods, alone. At least, not in America.
Ninety per cent of American...
by justiceputnam
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It is the year 2017, and a debate over evolution and climate science is complicating the adoption of new science standards for elementary and secondary school students in Louisiana.
Backers hope the state Board of Elementary and Secondary...
by UncommonSense
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on Tue Mar 07, 2017 at 07:03 AM PST
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Red Sky at Morning Tuesdays on The After Show means only one thing, it's Tuesday, and the refraction of light on the horizon portends something is a-brewing.
Tragedy strikes after a ...
by justiceputnam
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School choice my ass. A several thousand dollar tax credit will never pay the way for most of our children’s way into a $30,000 a year private school. Sure, it will subsidize private education for the rich, like Chris Christie, but it will do nothing...
by Idontknowwhy
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on Mon Mar 06, 2017 at 07:50 PM PST
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D. MO):
My jaw dropped when I saw this: Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s secretary of education, said last week that historically black colleges and universities – created in...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Mar 06, 2017 at 06:13 PM PST
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Hell yeah!
Chance the Rapper held a press conference at Westcott Elementary School in Chicago Monday to discuss education funding and announce a $1 million donation to Chicago Public Schools. The press conference was streamed live here via...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Mar 06, 2017 at 03:22 PM PST
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Los Angeles voters have a choice on Tuesday. The city is holding Board of Education elections, and big-money backers of charter schools—one of the forms of education privatization framed as “choice” by people like Education Secretary Betsy DeVos—are...
by Laura Clawson
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on Mon Mar 06, 2017 at 11:49 AM PST
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College can be a really stressful time. The average student has a lot on their plate to balance — academics, interpersonal relationships, personal growth, and preparing for that whole “real world” thing. That’s why the US recommends colleges have...
by wagatwe
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on Mon Mar 06, 2017 at 10:46 AM PST
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Authored by Ralph Wilson for UnKoch My Campus.
In the past month, state lawmakers across the country coordinated an effort to file “campus free speech” bills. These bills make it illegal for students to protest in a way that “disrupts” the speech of...
by UnKochMyCampus
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on Mon Mar 06, 2017 at 09:43 AM PST
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It's Metaphor Monday on The After Show . This is the day when we call things what they are. No Similes allowed. Not today.
by justiceputnam
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Republicans are anxiously pushing voucher programs for healthcare and education. If successful every person, young and old, will find themselves without adequate healthcare when costs rise and vouchers are no longer large enough to cover the increase....
by smaylone
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on Sun Mar 05, 2017 at 04:26 PM PST
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No Child Left Behind and Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) were the beginnings of the abortion of public education in the United States. Of course it was impossible to meet the guidelines of both forms legislation at the same time....
by Nerdteacher1
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on Sun Mar 05, 2017 at 08:49 AM PST
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Welcome to The Inoculation Project, a weekly effort to help fund science and math projects in red-state schools categorized as “highest poverty.” This week, we’re helping elementary school students with assistance from matching offers.
As always,...
by nomandates
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We have a major problem in education. Of course, that’s been obvious for quite some time and its been solidified now that Betsy “never been to public school and don’t know anyone who ever has” DeVos was confirmed as Secretary of Education. Some...
by Kelly Macias
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Republicans and libertarians claim to support limited government. This view, in theory, supports whatever consequences come from not supporting the vulnerable. This claim is belied, of course, by their forced birther views. This claim is belied by...
by Dem
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It's "Angle of Repose Friday" on The After Show. Surveys say, that’s the angle in which a granular substance stays in place on a slope. We insist it’s the angle you recline on ...
by justiceputnam
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Since Donald Trump’s election, the stock value for private for-profit “colleges” has taken off. Strayer’s is up 35 percent, Grand Canyon almost 30 percent, and DeVry, which agreed to pay a hundred million dollars in debt relief and cash payments to...
by Reeces Pieces
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Throughout my time in preschool, I always considered 10 minutes designated for naptime to be excruciatingly long. I wanted to explore, not wallow around on a mat which emitted an aroma of sweat, paste, and Teddy Grahams. Once recess commenced, I...
by Ardian Shaholli
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Governor Sam Brownback has a new fire he has to address in the state house after this morning’s ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court.
The ruling, text available here, provides a unanimous decision that the state does not adequately fund education per...
by Chris Reeves
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