Category: Public School
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California schools defy federal directive to end DEI in K-12 education
By Tim Worstall with Accuracy in Media (AIM) – March 27, 2025 The federal government has ordered an end to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs in K-12 education, but California school officials are refusing to comply. Instead, administrators are being told to ignore the directive and continue business as usual. “California’s K-12 schools are getting some clarity…
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Breaking the Teachers’ Unions’ Grip! Crushing the Culprit Behind Failing Education
By Brigette Gabriel – March 26, 2025 America’s national education system stands at a critical crossroads, crippled by a crisis that demands bold, structural reform built on two essential pillars: dismantling centralized federal control and breaking the Teachers’ Unions’ pervasive grip on our schools. The Trump Administration has decisively tackled the first pillar by shutting down…
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CAN TRUMP ELIMINATE THE DEPT OF EDUCATION?
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – March 20, 2025 Today I watched another Executive Order (EO) signed by President Trump. This one has to do with dismantling the Department of Education. WHY? Is it because public education is so dismal? 13 year old’s test scores for math is the lowest in 21 years, and…
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DEL NORTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FACES STAFF REDUCTION AMID FUNDING CHALLENGES
By Investigative Reporter Linda Sutter – February 28, 2025 Del Norte Unified School District (DNUSD) is preparing to make significant staffing cuts, with the school board set to vote on eliminating several positions, including teachers, instructional assistants, and librarians, on March 4, 2025. These reductions stem from financial shifts as the district transitions back to…
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Against The Law
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – December 19, 2024 As far as I’m concerned, the sooner Trump/Vance and their team dismantle/eliminate/abolish the Department of Education the better. Maybe then Trump and team can figure out how to get our children properly educated (and at the same time teach our students how to love our…
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Do You Hate Not Getting Something You Paid For? Think about the cost of educating our kids.
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – November 14, 2024 TAXES: You pay and pay and what do you get? Undereducated kids with poor reading, writing and math skills. For the last 150 years, public education in our state has been free. During the 1950’s and 1960’s, California education was one of the best funded…
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Does the School District Have Too Much?
Commentary and Opinion by Samuel Strait – October 27, 2024 It is a fair enough question to ask in light of the $59 million bond offered by the school district on this year’s November ballot. The school district’s current projected budget is a shade under $75 million dollars. Once the State of California completes its…
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Del Norte School District: Education, Or Intervention And Indoctrination
Opinion and Commentary by Samuel Strait – June 27, 2024 It has been awhile since I last attended a School Board Meeting. Not since Meetings surrounding the failed attempt by the local Board to maintain an Oversight Committee for the duration of the expenditure of the 2008 $25 million General Purpose Bond that not only…
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URGENT ACTION NOTICE! OPPOSE AB1955
By Janet Price – January 14, 2024 AB 1955 is a serious and direct attack on parental rights in California. This bill will prohibit all school employees or contracted individuals from being required to notify parents of any information regarding their child’s gender identity or sexual orientation. The bill also declares any parental notification policy…
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$59 MILLION School Bond To Be On November Ballot
Opinion and Commentary By Donna Westfall – June 11, 2024 Here we thought things couldn’t possibly get any worse. What is the school board thinking? But first let’s look at the people who voted 5-0 on the School Board’s $59 Million School Bond: Frank Magarino (District 3), Charlaine Mazzei (Distict 4), Don McArthur (District 1),…