on my walks, no school buses this year. First time in a decade that I haven’t seen a bus somewhere in my 5 miler. Second day out, I saw one so I knew school was in session. All the kids in my area had graduated. They left for college. Or, something else.

creationism : “Where the appeal to evidence fails so completely, the appeal to tolerance cannot succeed,” writes Kitcher. The pattern, of course, has not ended with creationism.

— NOTES FROM TEXAS TEACHER FIRINGS.. include? executive order leaglism. deb: assignments… what refs in your religion? — show course description clearly states gender topic. The teacher was fired because the retired general is afraid of sock puppets of the X social. He was as afraid of them as they are of jet trails and puppy dog tails. Wrong general for this fight.

Her syllabus clearly states: special focus on diversity in gender… [see the clip] The page was quick to be deleted, just not quicker than my screen grab.

Build a career by trolling academics. post your righteous indignation .. The blues of the collar denounce the scholar . Smurfing your way to a payday — nodding to Chuck and Church

[mccool – Building the next generation of the Warrior Class along with the Dog Patch workers.

To the point: Texas isn’t about education. Not that they don’t love another tax break.

Along comes this worthwhile general read: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-department-of-education-changing-public-schools

Earlier this year, the Trump administration enacted cuts to academic research, curtailed visas for foreign students — especially those from China — and increased taxes on elite schools. 

In May, Trump alleged top U.S. universities are cradles of anti-American movements and revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students, a move later blocked by a federal judge.

— more: https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2025/11/25/professor-texas-used-to-have-universities/