September 14, 2023 Midnight deadline for automaker union strike looms as talks with workers have a distance to go There are just hours to go butĀ quite a distance between proposalsĀ to avoid a strike by members of the United Auto Workers union against Detroit’s three automakers.
September 8, 2023 Large US grocery chains Kroger, Albertsons selling 400-plus locations in order to make their merger Kroger and Albertsons will sell more than 400 stores and other assets to get government permission for their merger.
April 10, 2023 Having students write their obits before active shooter drill got teacher terminated A teacher was handed his walking papers after he tried to connect an active shooter drill to his students’ obituaries.
March 30, 2023 Ex-Starbucks CEO tells Senate it’s ‘unfair’ to call him a billionaire: ‘I came from nothing’ Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz gave a little glimpse into his childhood when he testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
March 8, 2023 As DeSantis reshapes education in Florida, school districts struggle to find new leaders One school districtās struggle to find a new superintendent could be a sign of the times in Florida.
November 28, 2018 Level-headed moderation needed now in The Birthplace of America Philadelphia is a great place to live. It has so much, so close-by: history, museums, sports. It’s walkable, livable, has green space. No, it…
October 10, 2018 The case against us all paying for private schools Several times a year, before elections, a man in Florida emails me about who to support in elections down there. The goal is to…
June 29, 2018 Certification expiring, definitely done teaching The first thing I have to say is this blog was planned for today. It doesn’t have anything to do with Wednesday’s Supreme Court…
June 27, 2018 The necessity of public unions, now no chance for compromise NOTE: Shortly before publishing, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he’ll retire effective July 31. According to Axios, that’ll give President Donald Trump “a…
May 13, 2018 In defense: The good Facebook can do when used by the right people First, happy Mother’s Day to everyone to whom that applies. I hope you’re having a great day! Second, today is also the celebration of…
May 2, 2018 In defense of Emma GonzĆ”lez, not that she needs it but deserves it I have a lot more on Marjory Stoneman Douglas hero Emma GonzĆ”lez, not a hero for surviving but for her activism after. She has…
April 10, 2018 Salaries, senators and a spat between a Fox News host and the A.P. I’m actually going to start optimistically and thank you for reading. The blog is getting very close and may have 12,000 hits after this…
March 30, 2018 Tiffany Trump’s trouble, what unions could do to Amazon and the media It’s nice when Americans exercise their First Amendment rights (freedom ofĆ religion, speech, the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and…
February 4, 2015 Why teaching isn’t for me anymore (Yesterday, I wrote about why teachers have to give so many tests, why students have to take them, the many recent changes to teaching…
February 3, 2015 Why I’m happy not teaching Other people seemed to love me being a teacher. They thought things like, “Oh how nice,” “The kids are so lucky,” “You’re a miracle…
