‘Kids Can’t Read’: The Revolt That Is Taking On the Education Establishment

Via: Hallux  •  Other  •  9 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  3 years ago

“Fed up parents, civil rights activists, newly awakened educators and lawmakers are crusading for “the science of reading.” Can they get results?”

How a Campaign Against Transgender Rights Mobilized Conservatives

Via: Hallux  •  Other  •  53 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  3 years ago

“Defeated on same-sex marriage, the religious right went searching for an issue that would re-energize supporters and donors. The campaign that...”

Collapsing Roofs, Broken Toilets, Flooded Classrooms: Inside the Worst-Funded Schools in the Nation

Via: Hallux  •  Other  •  2 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  3 years ago

“Idaho spends less on schools per student than any other state. Kids are sweating, freezing and struggling to learn.”

Elon Musk’s Free-Speech Charade Is Over

Via: Hallux  •  Op/Ed  •  43 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  3 years ago

“Now that the mogul has swung Twitter to the right, conservatives no longer believe that social-media policies violate the First Amendment.”

Virginia Norwood, ‘Mother’ of Satellite Imaging Systems, Dies at 96

Via: Hallux  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  9 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  3 years ago

“A pioneer in aerospace, she invented a technology that has enabled scientists to map and study the earth for more than 50 years.”

Judge Imposes Sanction on Fox for Withholding Evidence in Defamation Case

Via: Hallux  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  3 years ago

“Judge Eric Davis also said an investigation was likely into Fox’s handling of documents and whether it had withheld details about Rupert Murdoch’s...”

How Indigenous Americans discovered Europe in the late 15th century

Via: Hallux  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  5 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  3 years ago

“Historical records of Indigenous Americans are ignored in Europe’s narrative of its past ...”

The Army Increasingly Allows Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes to Leave the Military Rather Than Face Trial

Via: Hallux  •  Other  •  3 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  3 years ago

“A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative...”

From agitator to insider: The evolution of AOC

Via: Hallux  •  Other  •  14 Comments  •  3 years ago

The Hideous Resurrection of the Comstock Act

Via: Hallux  •  Op/Ed  •  3 Comments  •  1 Like  •  3 years ago