The state of education in the US is rather woeful at the moment, as many studies are fond of reminding us. We’re falling behind on a lot of key benchmarks, class sizes are rising, conditions in schools are declining, and students are struggling in a society that appears to place a low priority on education. …
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Cranky Storks
Amanda Hess at The Sexist: Barrier Method: How a 42-Inch Fence Is Threatening Our Nation’s Unborn Landscaping changes rarely prompt civil disobedience. Mahoney, a Presbyterian minister and longtime anti-abortion activist, is more concerned with what lies beyond the fence: a grassy, 40-foot-long entryway with a paved center walk that leads to the clinic, where the …
Dewy Mudlarks
kaninchenzero at Rabbit Lord of the Undead: Pollan v. Rabbit Lord of the Undead What this is—what this always is, as Mr. Pollan has exactly one trick—is classism, naked and unashamed. Some recommended reading, in light of my post last week which was not about Michael Pollan which people tried very hard to turn into …
