Excerpts: As Moms for Liberty grew, it expanded to pursue advocacy for “school choice.” DeVos has worked to recast education as a “private good” rather than a “public good” … While these free-market champions want government out of education, they still want government to pay for it. Education funding is a zero-sum game; government funds for private …
Education
From Nick Fish – Florida is Sinking
Although religious belief is correlated with climate change denialism and less commitment to the environment, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, and Evangelical Christians have all issued calls for better environmental stewardship. And yet, on Wednesday, as Key West was experiencing a record heat index of 115°F, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis disappeared climate change, effective July 1. In the Governor’s own words: “The legislation I signed today — HB 1645, …
CSI: Climate Science Investigation
This is an excellent educational module that explains the nature of scientific inquiry. Differentiates between science and other ways of knowing. Explains the variety of methods that scientists use to revise and produce new knowledge. Describes the components of an evidence-based scientific argument. Explains the role of skepticism in scientific inquiry. Explains how the scientific …
Go to a school board meeting and tell them reading is important
Moms for Liberty and CCDF are trying to get books banned. Please show up at school board meetings and tell the locally elected school board how important books were to you when you were young. More Moms For Liberty Theatrics: Moms For Liberty member Bruce Friedman began reading what he considers objectionable content aloud at …
Calling all scientists
Volunteers needed to review science textbooks for adoption as part of a new state law. Apply by Oct. 28 Please don’t let the creationists and anti-vaxxers be the only ones who apply. Duval public schools need YOUR help. Link for more info: https://dcps.duvalschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=47891&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=101280&PageID=1
OK Approves First Taxpayer Funded Religious School
The school will offer online, Roman Catholic instruction funded by taxpayers. Its approval is certain to tee off a legal battle over the separation of church and state. READ MORE HERE: https://nyti.ms/3Ceozly
RELIGION IN CLASSROOMS? IT’S NEW AGAIN
A Legislative effort to bring religion into classrooms faltered, though lawmakers were poised to allow chaplains to act as school counselors. Should this be permissible? READ MORE HERE: https://nyti.ms/3MtoBup
Is “truth” an outdated concept?
Despite the backfire effect, in which people double down on their core beliefs when confronted with contrary facts to reduce cognitive dissonance, an “affective tipping point” may be reached when the counterevidence is overwhelming and especially when the contrary belief becomes accepted by others in one’s tribe. READ MORE HERE: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-truth-an-outdated-concept/
History of Women’s History Month and Jimmy Carter
Years before it became a full month, there was Women’s History Week. In 1978, Sonoma County, Calif., held the first known Women’s History Week to align with International Women’s Day. READ MORE HERE: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/1160430549/womens-history-month-grew-out-of-a-weeklong-commemoration-by-jimmy-carter-in-198
Eight Facts About Wrongfully Incarcerated Women
When it comes to incarceration and wrongful conviction, women face unique challenges both as directly impacted individuals and as the people who shoulder much of the financial and caretaking burden when loved ones are incarcerated. READ MORE HERE: https://innocenceproject.org/women-wrongful-conviction-incarceration-facts-iwd2020/