Wokeism Ended His Father’s Teaching Career. Now, This Teacher Has a Warning for Other Educators.

It was 9 o’clock on a Wednesday night. Albert Paulsson, who teaches high school civics in New Jersey, had finished another long day in class. He sounded tired when he answered my call.  “Is this still a good time to talk?” I asked.  Paulsson assured me it was.  He wanted to share some concerns over what he sees happening in public education–concerns about students being fed one-sided, woke perspectives and narrow definitions of words such as “equity” and “diversity.”  But most of all, Paulsson, 49, wanted to tell me about…

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Biden family offers Christmas message of ‘hope’ to country

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden offered a promise of “hope” on Christmas in their message to the nation. Mr. Biden thanked service members, while also acknowledging the challenges of the year in review.  “Looking back at this year, we’ve seen enormous courage, character, resilience, and resolve in … The Washington Times stories: White House

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EXCLUSIVE: Parents Accuse Virginia School District of Teaching Students to ‘Discriminate Based on Race’

A Virginia school district is indoctrinating students with an ideology that “teaches children to affirmatively discriminate based on race,” nine parents and eight minors allege in a new lawsuit.  The Daily Signal first obtained a copy of the lawsuit, filed Wednesday by Alliance Defending Freedom in Albemarle County Circuit Court against the Albemarle County School Board, Superintendent Matthew Haas, and Assistant Superintendent Bernard Hairston.  In their lawsuit, the parents accuse Albemarle County Public Schools of implementing an “Anti-Racism Policy” beginning in 2019 with a stated purpose of eliminating “all forms…

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2021’s Climate Disasters Revealed An East-West Divide

<p class=”is-style-sans-serif”><em>This article is part of&nbsp;<a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe”>TPM Cafe</a>, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It first appeared at&nbsp;<a href=”https://theconversation.com/2021s-climate-disasters-revealed-an-east-west-weather-divide-with-one-side-of-the-country-too-wet-the-other-dangerously-dry-173402″>The Conversation</a>.</em></p> <p>Alongside a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some so intense they surprised even the scientists who study them.</p> <p>Extreme rainstorms turned to raging flash floods that <a href=”https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/heavy-rainfall-which-led-to-severe-flooding-in-western-europe-made-more-likely-by-climate-change/”>swept through mountain towns in Europe</a>, killing <a href=”https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58992093″>over 200 people</a>. Across Asia, <a href=”https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/over-57-million-affected-climate-disasters-across-asia-pacific-2021″>excessive rainfall inundated wide areas</a> and flooded <a href=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/21/china-floods-subway-people-trapped/”>subway stations in China</a>. Heat waves shattered records in <a href=”https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/western-north-american-extreme-heat-virtually-impossible-without-human-caused-climate-change/”>the Pacific Northwest</a>, <a…

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Biden’s 2021 began with ‘crush the virus’ promise, ended with 400K more deaths, Christmas crisis

President Biden won the White House on a pledge to crush the coronavirus through a commitment to science, testing for anyone who wants it, and a major vaccine sprint in his first 100 days in office. Things haven’t quite gone as planned. More than a year into the vaccine drive, … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Merry Christmas, Everyone

<p>Merry Christmas, everyone. (If you don&#8217;t celebrate, just let it roll over you.) I want to thank everyone who is a reader of this site and especially our over 33,000 members. You make all this possible and we really cannot thank you enough. I hope everyone has a wonderful day with their families, whether that&#8217;s an extended clan or just a special person in your life, and a day full of warmth and free of care.</p> Talking Points Memo

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