Texas letter grades for schools spark debate over humiliation
An opinion argues that Attorney General Abbott's proposed A through F grading for individual Texas schools echoes Hester Prynne's scarlet A and would shame schools, teachers, and students. It notes existing state and nonprofit ratings, warns the plan risks labeling struggling campuses, and urges a more nuanced approach to accountability.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hester Prynne
Children At Risk
Texas
Lawmakers and federal officials contact list for Texas
A condensed directory of U S lawmakers and state officials with Midland Odessa and Lubbock offices. Includes U S Representatives Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer Pete Gallego and U S Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz plus state leaders Tryon Lewis Kel Seliger and Carlos Aresti with addresses phone numbers and emails.
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Republican
Midland
Rayburn House
Washington
D.C
Odessa
Eighth St
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Longworth
Randy
Pete Gallego
Cannon House
Gallego
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Washington, D.C
Cruz
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th St
Austin
Capitol Extension
P.O
Tryon.lewis
State
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University
P.D
Texas
Capitol Station
On town prayer majority has its way
Stephen Chapman writes for the Chicago Tribune and is syndicated. The piece discusses the spread of elected prayers in town meetings and summarizes the debate over official versus voluntary prayers in municipal sessions.
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Chapman
The
Chicago Tribune
Greece v. Galloway and the power of prayers in public life
A long analysis of the Greece v. Galloway decision and its implications for church state relations. The piece traces Protestant dominance in U S history, Catholic and minority shifts, and the Greece NY town council invocations. It contrasts majority tolerance with minority rights and notes Justice Kagan’s summary of the ruling and dissenters’ views.
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Philadelphia
United States Supreme Court
America
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Greece
N.Y
Jesus Christ
Linda Stephens
Susan Galloway
Galloway
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Rochester
Supreme Court
Congress
Elena Kagan
Council
Kangaroo courts on campus in Sowell essay
Thomas Sowell argues colleges lack police authority and condemn rapists without due process. He claims the Obama era DOJ pressures schools to presume guilt, creating lynch mob climate, free speech zones, and unsafe campus life harming learning and due process for accused students.
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Eric Holder
United States
Duke University
Criminal Justice System
America
Africa
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