California’s Mandatory Ethnic Indoctrination
California’s Mandatory Ethnic Indoctrination
California’s state legislature is on the verge of mandating an “ethnic studies” course in order for a student to graduate from high school. Why not? Today in California, K-12 public school student enrollment is only 23 percent “White not Hispanic.” Based on current immigration and fertility statistics, California’s demographics will eventually become America’s demographics. If America were the melting pot it...
By Edward Ring
SATIRE: California State Superintendent bans finger guns in schools
SATIRE: California State Superintendent bans finger guns in schools
The following was written for the “Fake News or Real” quiz on National Review’s Radio Free California podcast. –Editor After a string of non-fatal gun battles in California’s classrooms, Superintendent Tony Thurmond announced new guidelines on Tuesday to ban the use of finger guns. “This ends now! We must act! We can’t just sit around...
By Koppany Jordan
Readin’, writin’, and proselytizin’
Readin’, writin’, and proselytizin’
More than ever, parents must be vigilant regarding what goes on in their child’s school. It is officially “back to school” season and, thusly, a time to remind parents that they must be very aware of what their kids are learning in school. Though I have written about this subject many times, it cannot be...
By Larry Sand
The Density Delusion
The Density Delusion
For decades, American workers have watched as their ability to enjoy middle class lifestyles erodes away. Conventional explanations abound. American industry in the immediate aftermath of World War II was uniquely unscathed, and with a near monopoly on global manufacturing, it was able to pass much of the ample profits on to workers. It wasn’t...
By Edward Ring
Week 52 Entries
Week 52 Entries
View this post on Instagram The kids tried to be slick and make the baby do their chores since he can’t read. Prop 65 warning on their wooden responsibility chart ??♀️ #chores #responsibilitychart #californialaw #prop65contest #prop65 #kids #kidsstuff #toys #cleaning #cleaninghacks #householdaffairs #baby #babies #babiesofinstagram #gerberbaby A post shared by Shanae Chester (@shanaec86) on Aug...
By mjc
City of Richmond faces pension stress
City of Richmond faces pension stress
here Pick a city in California. Pick a county in California. Odds are, they could be the topic of this analysis instead of Richmond. But Richmond is the focus of a recent analysis published in Reason entitled “Richmond, California’s Finances Remain Shaky,” and that work provides solid data from which to take a deeper look at what’s truly driving...
By Edward Ring
Poll Dancing
Poll Dancing
The latest PDK poll is useless, as are most. The latest yearly poll from Phi Delta Kappa, an organization whose mission is to “activate educators and other stakeholders to elevate the discourse around teaching and learning….” has just been released, and I don’t see any elevation. In fact, the poll is ultimately meaningless, although that didn’t...
By Larry Sand
Week 51 Entries
Week 51 Entries
Our week 51 winner is Joseph Boring (itsisaccboring) who has found yet another fun water toy that California claims causes birth defects. If you want to enjoy your pool, it’s clear that the State of California should be avoided at all costs. View this post on Instagram A school bus made for children causes cancer,...
By mjc
Were Pensions Benefits Retroactively Enhanced Without Notifying the Public?
Were Pensions Benefits Retroactively Enhanced Without Notifying the Public?
In 1999, at the height of the stock market runup fueled by the internet bubble, California’s state legislature passed SB 400, which increased pension benefits for officers with the California Highway Patrol. Over the next several years, pension benefits were similarly increased for government employees working in nearly every one of California’s cities, counties, state agencies,...
By Edward Ring
How some teacher unionistas spent their summer vacation
How some teacher unionistas spent their summer vacation
The “Red for Ed” movement is becoming redder by the day. At a time when most U.S. citizens have benefited from the Trump tax cuts, the American Federation of Teachers joined up with a motley assemblage of leftwing organizations over the summer on what was billed as the “Tax the Rich Bus Tour.” The road...
By Larry Sand
Week 50 Entries
Week 50 Entries
View this post on Instagram It’s official, either the Gas or heat in California will make you sick. May as well just stay home and not go anywhere. #nomore #toohot #nonewtaxes #california #prop65contest @californiapolicy #enoughisenough #summer #prices #californiapolicy #onlyincalifornia #gasprices #nomore #cancercausing #cancer #cancerous #summerblend A post shared by Contessa Fish-Mendoza (@the_barefoot_contessa14) on Aug 1,...
By mjc
The teachers unions’ spotty progressivism
The teachers unions’ spotty progressivism
When it comes to public charter schools and any meaningful education reform, the teachers unions are staunch reactionaries. In the political arena, teachers unions are far to the left. However, when it comes to serious education reform and any kind of school choice, they are committed to maintaining the all-too-often failing status quo. At its...
By Larry Sand
Jackson v. Napolitano
Jackson v. Napolitano
San Diego – July 30, 2019 It boils down to two things. Employees can’t be forced to pay a union to work in public service, and the state can’t withhold information from employees about their constitutional rights. That’s what two University of California employees argue in a lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California against state officials and Teamsters Local 2010....
By Jackson Reese