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This New Holocaust Education Law Matters Now More Than Ever
By Rhoda Smolow Jun 19, 2020

Good news is always welcome, and despite an onslaught of harrowing headlines, we got a dose of positivity on May 28 when President Trump signed into law a bipartisan bill that was supported by an overwhelming majority of Congress. The Never Again ( Read more... )

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/angry-teachers-slap-down-praise-from-betsy-devos-you-can-thank-us-by-resigning/

This entry was originally posted at https://thnidu.dreamwidth.org/1758487.html. You can ( Read more... )

(from Metro)

19-year-old entrepreneur is changing the way kids think about science (dead link, 404)

Sara Sakowitz is 19 years old. She’s also an award-winning cancer researcher, innovator and entrepreneur whose business could revolutionize education.

The Columbia University sophomore, who plans to major in biochemistry, launched Blue Moon Box“I ( Read more... )

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[Nobody I know or am related to, but $SON has a bunch of friends in the area. ETA: Come to think of it, that may make it Four Degrees of Separation between me and VTech.]

BLACKSBURG, Va., Dec. 16, 2014 - A Virginia Tech classified staff employee for 27 years, Peggy Quesenberry has fully capitalized on Virginia Tech’s tuition waiver benefit for ( Read more... )

[hat-tip to tigerbright ]

So, the best English teacher in the school has been writing erotic fantasy under a pseudonym. And some parent finds out about it and is all, like,

"HALP! OH MY GAWD, MY KID IS BEING TAUGHT BY A P*RN*GR*PH*R!!
GET THAT PERVERT OUT OF THERE!!
WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE'S GOING TO TEACH MY POOR 15-YEAR-OLD!!!!!"

Right. This video is the response ( Read more... )