🌎 Discussion: Education

[squeekness]

Texas education leaders unveil Bible-infused elementary school curriculum

The proposed curriculum overhaul was released a week after the Texas GOP proposed requiring the Bible to be taught in public schools. School districts that opt to use them will get more funding.

www.texastribune.org

So much for separation of church and state.

 

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The US librarian who sued book ban harassers: ‘I decided to fight back’

After Amanda Jones got death threats for speaking out against censorship, she sued her attackers and wrote a memoir

www.theguardian.com

 

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Some Texas school officials are skeptical that a K-12 curriculum with Christian influences is the lifeline state leaders promise

Proposed lesson plans could improve student performance and help teachers, Texas education officials say. Not all district leaders and education advocates are convinced.

www.texastribune.org

 

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School boards, long locally focused and nonpartisan, get dragged into the national political culture wars

A tradition of nonpartisanship on locally elected school boards is changing, following a national shift toward divisive political partisanship.

theconversation.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Book about book bans banned by Florida school board

Ban This Book by Alan Gratz banned in Indian River county after opposition from parents linked to Moms for Liberty

www.theguardian.com

Dad falsely claimed superintendent ‘touched’ him first when he rushed grad stage

The father has since been charged with disorderly conduct

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Virginia school district sued over decision to rename 2 schools after Confederate leaders

The Shenandoah County school district reverted the names of Mountain View High School and Honey Run Elementary to Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby Lee Elementary School.

lawandcrime.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Christian nationalists are opening private schools. Taxpayers are funding them.

Trump's favorite Arizona megachurch has one.

www.motherjones.com

 

[blueharvest]

Meet the teacher who stood up to Ron DeSantis — and won

"I feel vindicated but I also feel sad," said Amy Donofrio, after a judge ruled her banner broke no school rules

www.salon.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Louisiana law requires Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms

Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

No separation of Church and State in Louisiana, then?

 

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[blueharvest]

Louisiana law requires Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms

Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[squeekness]

I just fail to see how posting the Commandments is going to increase morality any better than a poster saying don't do drugs. You can't force things on people. If anything this could turn people away from church instead of towards it as they intend.

 

[blueharvest]

Louisiana lawmaker behind Ten Commandments bill is eyeing more culture war wins

Republican state Rep. Dodie Horton is also backing a bill to prohibit teachers from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation with students.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Ten Commandments in Louisiana schools is fine – as long as they note the ones Trump broke

I'm fine with Louisiana requiring Ten Commandments posters in classrooms, as long as they note which commandments Donald Trump has broken.

www.usatoday.com

 

[DA_Champion]

What about Hanurrabi?

Or the 42 commandments of ancient Egypt?

The 42 Ideals of Ma’at
1. I honor virtue
2. I benefit with gratitude
3. I am peaceful
4. I respect the property of others
5. I affirm that all life is sacred
6. I give offerings that are genuine
7. I live in truth
8. I regard all altars with respect
9. I speak with sincerity
10. I consume only my fair share
11. I offer words of good intent
12. I relate in peace
13. I honor animals with reverence
14. I can be trusted
15. I care for the earth
16. I keep my own council
17. I speak positively of others
18. I remain in balance with my emotions
19. I am trustful in my relationships
20. I hold purity in high esteem
21. I spread joy
22. I do the best I can
23. I communicate with compassion
24. I listen to opposing opinions
25. I create harmony
26. I invoke laughter
27. I am open to love in various forms
28. I am forgiving
29. I am kind
30. I act respectfully of others
31. I am accepting
32. I follow my inner guidance
33. I converse with awareness
34. I do good
35. I give blessings
36. I keep the waters pure
37. I speak with good intent
38. I praise the Goddess and the God
39. I am humble
40. I achieve with integrity
41. I advance through my own abilities
42. I embrace the All

 

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California school board president who led conservative culture war loses recall vote

Joseph Komrosky, who decried critical race theory and called Harvey Milk a pedophile, was recalled by 51% of Temecula voters

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

2 federal courts just blocked student-loan forgiveness and cheaper monthly payments under Biden's new repayment plan

Two separate rulings from federal judges in Kansas and Missouri halted student-debt cancellation and lower payments through the SAVE plan.

www.businessinsider.com

 

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‘Extremely low pay’ cited at U.S. Senate hearing as prime reason for teacher shortage • Michigan Advance

WASHINGTON — The only reason John Arthur is able to be a public school teacher is because his wife makes much more money than he does. Arthur — the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year — testified on Thursday at a hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the […]

michiganadvance.com

 

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They took part in Apache ceremonies. Their schools expelled them for satanic activities

Educators on the Fort Apache Reservation have repeatedly condemned teens for participating in a sacred dance. It follows a pattern of Christian discipline begun more than a century ago

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says​

https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/oklahoma-supreme-court-rules-publicly-funded-19538946.php

 

[squeekness]

‘Extremely low pay’ cited at U.S. Senate hearing as prime reason for teacher shortage • Michigan Advance

WASHINGTON — The only reason John Arthur is able to be a public school teacher is because his wife makes much more money than he does. Arthur — the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year — testified on Thursday at a hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the […]

michiganadvance.com

I'm sure the risk of getting shot is a factor, too.

 

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South Carolina to Launch Biggest Censorship Campaign Yet

The South Carolina state superintendent of education is about to gut school libraries.

newrepublic.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Public funds for religious charter school would be unconstitutional, Oklahoma high court says​

https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/oklahoma-supreme-court-rules-publicly-funded-19538946.php

Oklahoma state superintendent announces all schools must incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in curriculums

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/us/oklahoma-schools-bible-curriculum/index.html