Re professionalize Kansas teaching now
John Richard Schrock, distinguished professor at Emporia State University, argues for restoring tenure due process, returning curricular design to teachers, moving secondary training to university content departments, and raising teacher pay to recruit and retain professionals. He criticizes NCLB, ed tech hype, and administrator-centric leadership while urging respect and better preparation for educators.
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Real world reality check for grads amid mixed truths
A graduation address warns graduates that adulthood brings real-world decisions and blurred lines between truth and fiction. It cites alternative facts and climate denial as dangers, stressing that facts remain facts and misbeliefs won’t aid future success. It notes examples from politics and policy to illustrate the point.
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When Kids Move Out to Attend College
A compact editorial on misinformation urging readers to resist fake news and avoid fake universities. It warns against con artists selling shortcuts to wealth and emphasizes that science and evidence-based truths remain essential.
Graduation speech urges graduates to seek truth and stay curious
Rod Haxton of The Scott County Record reflects on science and life beyond high school. He warns graduates not to dismiss facts for beliefs or finances, and cautions that reality offers both wonder and cruelty as they enter the wider world.
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Politics Faith and Welfare in Kansas Debate Across Tax and Health
Dr. Mark Peterson argues that moral certitude in conservative politics harms the poor, urging improved life prospects for the least of us. He critiques Calvinist influences on policy, taxation, school finance, and healthcare while calling for collective responsibility.
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