January 17th, over 1,000 concerned citizens gathered at the Capitol in Madison to rally for legislation that would protect the funding of Virtual Charter Schools, which is currently being assaulted by the WEAC (Wisconsin teachers union).  (Hat Tip:  Boots and Sabers)
Side Note: The article here listed the number as "hundreds".
WEAC President Mary Bell issued a […]

Here’s an interesting article by Phyllis Schlafly, referencing the latest issue of US News & World Report that lists the best  careers for young people.  Among them?  Jobs that require no college diploma. 
Schlafly eludes to something that I’ve said before:  The skyrocketing price of a college education for our children isn’t paying off, anymore.    […]

Here’s a refreshing little film for children, that is sure to uplift and inspire them to be good little enviro-disciples…

I’m so glad that American children will now know that it’s their fault if we all get “barbecued”, and that natural disasters are the result of humans driving their cars to work.  Nothing like a little […]

This is unbelievable:
A new teaching subject could be started in Wisconsin.
The topics of collective bargaining and the history of unions in America were introduced in the Wisconsin legislature under a new proposal.
Labor unions are all for it. School groups aren’t.
The bill, by Democratic State Senator Dave Hansen of Green Bay, would require every school […]

They made a list, but they should have checked it    twice.
In a December newsletter to the families of elementary school students, Spokane Public Schools’ list of “important dates” didn’t include Christmas.
Hanukkah, Human Rights Day, winter break, the Islamic holy day Eid al-Adha, first day of winter and Kwanzaa all made the list. But no Christmas.
“It […]

“Frankly, an anorexic who chooses to hunger strike is  like Stephen Hawking giving up running marathons. That’s no sacrifice. But I hate hunger strikers in particular, because it’s a cheap way to win an argument. I used to do it as a child - holding my breath until I got what I wanted. And when […]

As I mentioned earlier, I’m not very proud of this Crosscut.  If you’re interested in reading it, it’s about education tax credits and school vouchers.  I found this discussion to be very frustrating, mainly because I believe that schools should be frugal with our tax dollars, and learn to live within a budget. 
In my […]

The Milwaukee Public School system and it’s superintendent are under extreme scrutiny after attempting to pass a 16% property tax increase on its citizens. 
Thankfully, a Milwaukee news channel, (TMJ Channel 4) decided to do a little investigation into the travel expenses of the MPS staffers over the past four years.
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