Discussion: Education

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Federal student loan interest rates to surge to highest in over a decade amid economic shifts

While the rate level is set by a pre-determined formula, the Obama administration was able to retroactively reset interest rates through a bipartisan effort in 2013.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Federal student loan interest rates to surge to highest in over a decade amid economic shifts

While the rate level is set by a pre-determined formula, the Obama administration was able to retroactively reset interest rates through a bipartisan effort in 2013.

www.nbcnews.com

And people wonder why the students can't afford to pay them back.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Enrichment only for the rich? How school segregation continues to divide students by income

Seventy years after Brown v. Board, school funding policies continue to segregate students by wealth. It doesn't have to be that way.

www.usatoday.com

 

[blueharvest]

School board member who once championed book bans now faces death threats for changing her mind - LGBTQ Nation

When Courtney Gore found no evidence LGBTQ+ indoctrination in local schools, Republicans turned against her.

www.lgbtqnation.com

 

[blueharvest]

Louisiana becomes 1st state to require the Ten Commandments be posted in classrooms

Louisiana will become the first state to require that public universities and K-12 schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to push forward new

www.theadvocate.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Former Far-Right Hard-Liner Says Billionaires Are Using School Board Races to Sow Distrust in Public Education

The largesse from billionaires Tim Dunn and brothers Farris and Dan Wilks has made its way into local politics across Texas. Courtney Gore, a Republican school board member in Granbury, says it’s part of their strategy to build support for vouchers.

www.propublica.org

 

[blueharvest]

‘Scary’: public-school textbooks the latest target as US book bans intensify

A school district in Houston has voted to redact chapters on vaccines and climate change, and parents and educators are worried

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

‘Scary’: public-school textbooks the latest target as US book bans intensify

A school district in Houston has voted to redact chapters on vaccines and climate change, and parents and educators are worried

www.theguardian.com

And we wonder why our kids are lagging behind other countries.....

 

[blueharvest]

Educators call Gov. Gavin Newsom’s slash to school funding ‘unconstitutional’

Educational leaders are calling Newsom’s cuts to Prop 98 funding unconstitutional and say it could cost schools billions for years to come.

www.mercurynews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

LGBTQNation - Explosive police report reveals how Moms for Liberty co-founder arranged bisexual threesomes

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Sanders Leads Senate Dems in Push to Strengthen Student Loan Debt Relief | Common Dreams

"We must act boldly so that the millions of Americans who are struggling to pay for basic necessities are not crushed by mountains of debt for getting a college education," said the Vermont senator.

www.commondreams.org

 

[squeekness]

I'd love to see the proof they have for this.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

CO Republican Party is run by 'Moms For Liberty' freaks.

LGBTQNation - Explosive police report reveals how Moms for Liberty co-founder arranged bisexual threesomes

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/colorado-gop-kids-pulled-from-public-schools/73-e121fe9e-9a2b-498d-8a80-1efe2a179758

Schoening is a former leader of the El Paso County chapter of the conservative activist group Moms for Liberty.

Under the leadership of Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams, the state Republican Party has tacked to the hard right despite holding less electoral power than at any time since before World War II.

Culture war issues, like attacks on gay and transgender people, especially youth, have become a focus of Republicans nationwide in 2024.

 

[blueharvest]

Proposed Ohio bill would charge teachers, librarians with felonies for 'pandering obscenity' • Ohio Capital Journal

A Republican-led bill just introduced in the Ohio House would charge teachers and librarians with a felony offense for distributing material deemed "obscene." The problem is, the bill does not explain what materials would be considered obscene.

ohiocapitaljournal.com

 

[blueharvest]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1794064833265963374

 

[blueharvest]

Proposed Texas GOP platform calls for the Bible in schools, electoral changes that would lock Democrats out of statewide office

The platform was voted on Saturday, with tallies expected next week. Other planks call abortion homicide and gender-transition care “child abuse.”

www.texastribune.org

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1794491259924754486

 

[blueharvest]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1794738009838915711

 

[blueharvest]

It's now illegal for Minnesota libraries to ban LGBTQ+ books under this new law

The North Star State has officially banned book bans.

www.advocate.com

 

[squeekness]

It's now illegal for Minnesota libraries to ban LGBTQ+ books under this new law

The North Star State has officially banned book bans.

www.advocate.com

Book bans are stupid.

 

[blueharvest]

Harvard will no longer take positions on issues that don’t affect its ‘core functions’

School says it will only speak on university matters, which some criticize as feigned neutrality because of its financial ties to Israel

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

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