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John Merrow Confers the TAMPU Awards! John Merrow was the PBS correspondent on education for many years. Since he stepped down from this important role, I have discovered that he is quite a wonderful person. I didn’t think so when he burnished Michelle Rhee’s reputation, but he redeemed himself when his last hour-long segment on her delved into the cheating scandal […]
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Alabama: Democrat Wins Special Election by Focusing on Abortion Alabama has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation, and its highest court recently banned in vitro fertilization. In a special election for the legislation, candidate Marilyn Lands swept to victory by emphasizing reproductive rights. Politico reported: An Alabama Democrat who campaigned aggressively on abortion access won a special election in the […]
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So You Want to Hire a Conservative Commentator! NBC showed the nation how NOT to hire a conservative commentator. They picked a MAGA firebrand who stood squarely behind Trump’s lies about the election. Their entire stable of in-air stars at MSNBC revolted, along with Chuck Todd of NBC, the network’s chief political honcho. It was not Ronna McDaniel’s conservative views they rejected, but […]
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Nobel Prize Winner Daniel Kahneman Died Yesterday – Here Is How His Work Applies To Schools   Daniel Kahneman died yesterday. You can read good summaries of his life and his work at NPR and at NBC News. I’ve shared a lot over the years about how his work can apply to the classroom.  Here are links to those pieces: WISDOM FROM NOBEL-PRIZE WINNER DANIEL KAHNEMAN ON CREATING CHANGE I talk […]
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