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Please…Know History Before Making School Policy

Recently, a school board member and current candidate for DesPlaines School District 62 Tina Garrett (In Illinois), made this

26 Mar

The List Always angry kids Stupid, out of touch parents Rampant drug use Language and manners Normalizing deviant behavior

26 Feb

Edward Gibbons, the historian whose masterpiece The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, written

22 Jan

I’ve written about the Supreme Court more than once because I’m continually surprised at not only what people think the job

23 Oct

Recently, Vice-President Kamala Harris said that she was “open to abolishing the Electoral College” and “can’t wait to cast

15 Sep

It’s an all too familiar trope: Politicians lining their own pockets at the expense of the people they’re supposed to serve.

11 Aug

Historian Dr. Hannah Barker calls it “generational chauvinism”. Essentially, it is the notion that what we see as a moral

30 Jul

There is a movement nationwide to de-track students. For those who are unaware, traditional education involved “tracking”;

24 Jul

3000-4000 regulations passed per year. 300,000 laws on the federal books with some additional

09 Jul

Ok…I get it…I really do. There have been some Supreme Court decisions this week that have riled some and made others happy. I

26 Jun