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While perusing audio books to restock my supply of driving companions, I came across Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History by Dr. Margaret MacMillan

Allow me to quote the Publisher's Summary:

The winner of many prestigious awards for her scholarship, historian Margaret MacMillan is also the New York Times best-selling author of Paris ( Read more... )

Ft. Myers, FL - An on-line forum I frequent has several vehement Bush hater members. Their latest cause for jubilation is that many Republican members of the House and Senate have banded together to overturn the no child left behind act.

Here's part of a Washington Post article on the subject:More than 50 GOP members of the House and Senate -- ( Read more... )

This is kind of a follow up to Federal Eavesdropping, Call Data Reports and Common SenseHow is it possible for two people to be born and raised in the United States, graduate from US universities and neither of them know that impeaching the President of the United States requires a criminal charge? And one these two has some kind of masters in ( Read more... )

Miami, FL - Lakeview High School teacher Devon Fralick was suspended because she is doing her job and doing it well. Among her duties, she instructs a class that produces a morning television news cast for the school. The self evident results clearly show she is getting through to his students ( Read more... )

Jay Bennish is on suspension from his job as a geography teacher at Overland High School in Aurora, CO. His suspension came to pass as a result of his comments following President Bush's last State of the Union address ( Read more... )

Louisville, KY - President Bush held a question and answer session in Louisville, KY today. The best quote of the day came from a question about education. He made several points and then touched upon testing students.

“Some people say it's racist to measure. I'm saying it's racist not to measure,” Bush told the crowd.Right on, right on and right ( Read more... )

In a move that frustrates me and delights the National Education Association, Florida's highest court struck down the state's school voucher system. The vouchers, known as Opportunity Scholarships, are a cornerstone of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's education agenda, but in a 5-2 opinion the Florida Supreme Court rebuked Bush's approach, declaring the ( Read more... )

The Dec. 14 edition of USA Today carried this cover story: "Nurse shortage puts school kids at risk." SALEM, Ohio - Eight-year-old Gavin Ward couldn't talk. He could barely breathe. And by the time school nurse Patty Baker got the call on her cellphone that morning early last spring, the secretary looking after Gavin seemed frantic ( Read more... )

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