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Post by robeiae on Oct 5, 2020 14:18:22 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Oct 12, 2020 8:47:00 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Nov 1, 2020 15:29:09 GMT -5
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Post by prozyan on Nov 1, 2020 18:08:16 GMT -5
I find it strange that Democrats are the party that harp about income equality the most but seem so eager to flaunt it.
Newsome's kids in school. Pelosi's dual $20k freezers stuffed with gourmet ice cream while she refuses to sign stimulus that would aid millions. Lori Lightfoot using police to ban protestors from her block. Maxine Waters mansion OUTSIDE the district she represents. The list just goes on and on.
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Post by robeiae on Nov 11, 2020 11:02:32 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Nov 18, 2020 16:03:57 GMT -5
www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/11/18/in-a-major-setback-new-york-city-schools-to-shutdown-over-parents-objections-1337012This is going over like a lead balloon among parents, I'm told. Fyi, my daughter is still going to school here in Miami. Every once and a while, I'll get a call from the school telling me that they had a reported case, have notified any children or teachers who were in close proximity to the infected child, and have re-sanitized the school over night. I honestly don't know if this approach is ideal or even effective, but there's been very little complaining and the kids are enjoying school (and learning), though there is still a remote option available for those who want it.
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Post by robeiae on Nov 19, 2020 8:01:34 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Nov 19, 2020 8:09:55 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Dec 7, 2020 9:46:07 GMT -5
So, there's a Cato guy I follow--Corey DeAngelis--on twitter. He's big on school choice, on limiting federal involvement in education, and he has a lot of exchanges with people, since he tends to actually debate points and not fling insults. He was involved with the Chicago Teacher's Union when the latter tossed out a tweet it has since deleted. Luckily, there are many copies:
So hysterically uninformed, but then teachers' unions ceased being about the kids a long time ago. If there's any policy that's racist, it's that of keeping schools shuttered for the benefit of teachers (who are still getting paid), even as other businesses are allowed to open, because the people most hurt by such a policy are lower income students and in inner cities, that means minority students.
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Post by Optimus on Dec 7, 2020 10:54:33 GMT -5
I don't have a link but just read yesterday that Biden is looking to put a former teacher union head in charge of the Department of Education.
Christ, talk about the inmate running the asylum.
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Post by robeiae on Dec 20, 2020 10:41:40 GMT -5
I think that on some level, the politicians on the left are simply unable to grasp the reality of the situation, when it comes to the consequences of shuttering schools (and again, that reality is that lower middle to low income kids are falling behind while the rest are holding steady or even improving. Look at this in NYC: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9070785/Bill-Blasio-declares-working-redistribute-wealth-NYC-school-systems.htmlFaced with lawsuits because of lack of reliable internet access in homeless shelters, de Blasio goes on and on about how he's working to "redistribute wealth" via the school system: It is a staggering display of self-importance and utter ignorance, imo.
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Post by Optimus on Dec 20, 2020 12:42:30 GMT -5
I'm not a New Yorker (obviously), but I can't remember a worse mayor in recent memory than de Blasio. He's a complete failure on pretty much every level.
Am I forgetting someone?
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Post by robeiae on Jan 8, 2021 11:38:01 GMT -5
At a school board meeting in Alexandria:
The school board member actually frames the issue as a choice between having an educated child and having a dead child. And wrongly claims that proponents of opening schools thing all CDC info is "bunk."
At this point in time, I think it's fair to say that teachers' unions and various school boards throughout the country who are successfully preventing in-person learning for elementary schools are absolutely fucking over a generation of middle to low income kids. They won't be held back for a year, because that would overwhelm classrooms. So they'll be pushed along, allowed to go to the next grade, where many will struggle mightily and likely struggle for the rest of their years in school.
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Post by robeiae on Jan 26, 2021 7:55:54 GMT -5
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Post by robeiae on Jan 26, 2021 9:21:52 GMT -5
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