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Category Archives: Education
Dems Step Up Ad Buys In Iowa And The Iowa Quarter
Sarah Corkery Ia-02 congressional district candidate speaks at the Iowa State Fair (1:15) From The Little Village: The U.S. House Democrats’ campaign arm announced Monday it is making $27 million in new ad reservations in the lead-up to the 2024 … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, #trumpresistance, 2024 election, Education
Tagged Christina Bohannan IA-01, congressional ads in Iowa, IDP Chair Rita Hart, Iowa quarter, Lanon Baccam for congress, Ryan Melton for congress, Sarah Corkery for congress
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Vouchers Bust A Budget
The Iowa school voucher program, enacted into law by Republicans, is going to be expensive. Private schools are ramping up to use the newly arriving funds. Last Saturday, I attended a high school class reunion in Davenport where a group … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged #schoolvouchers, education, private school vouchers, vouchers
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All The Billionaires Are Doing It
There has been a coordinated effort on the part of billionaires to dismantle the American public school system. Iowa has been a part of this effort. Senator Bernie Sanders, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged education, GOP voucher system, Iowa Democrats, school vouchers, School vouchers Iowa
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EVs And Jobs
This video is a year old but still very timely (13:15): Every day as we eat breakfast we listen to our local NPR station. Every half hour there is a short summary of Iowa news. Pretty much every day in … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election, Education, good jobs, Republican Policy
Tagged electric vehicles, ethanol, EVs, science
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School Starts Next Week, But It Will Be Different
This video is a bit dated, but still relevant: (6:38) Kim Reynolds is wasting a good chunk of your money sending Iowa troops to the Texas-Mexico border to support Greg Abbott’s murderous razor wire in the Rio Grande. After the … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election, church and state, Education, Kim Reynolds, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged private schools don't have school boards
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Let’s Remember Democratic Policies
I am so tired of reading and writing about Trump and his MAGA world. I am so sick of turning on the TV only to see the latest rumor being treated as ‘serious news’ such as the recent distraction using … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Education, Environment, Health Care & Medicare, womens rights
Tagged Democratic policies, Immigration
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SCOTUS Opts To Return To Bad Old Days
Thursday was another opinion day for the Supreme Court. Many of us were hopeful following the rejection of the crazy “Independent Legislature” theory was finally and forcefully rejected that maybe, just maybe SCOTUS would surprise us once again and possibly … Continue reading
Posted in Education, SCOTUS
Tagged affirmative
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A Rant From Twitter:
(5:38) Why Youth Will Not Vote For Republicans: Andrew Wortman lets loose in a rant on why youth in America will no longer vote for Republicans. We are just beginning to see this rebellion taking place. Young voters have long … Continue reading
Changing Iowa And Its Public Schools
Iowa Democrats took a shellacking during the 2010 general election for U.S. Senate. We ran Des Moines attorney Roxanne Conlin against incumbent Chuck Grassley in a historic campaign. Grassley won 718,215 votes to Conlin’s 371,686. In an email to supporters … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Defunding Iowa public schools, education, education reform, K-12 School Funding, SSB1022
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Good News: Breakthroughs Of The Year
When it seems as if humanity couldn’t be doing more to lead ourselves to a mass extinction, along comes an article that reminds us that human ingenuity is doing some incredible things to keep our species alive and kicking, Atlantic … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged advances in sciences, breakthroughs, cancer, science
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