tultican | Elected school boards are the bedrock of American democracy.
Elected school boards are the bedrock of American democracy.| tultican
Elected school boards are the bedrock of American democracy.| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 10/14/2025 The book “William Franz Public School” is a well documented work that shines a light on the deep racism in New Orleans and especially in its public schools. The title is the school where 6-years-old Ruby Bridges accompanied by federal officers desegregated New Orleans’ schools to the chagrin of the 1,000 […]| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 10/8/2025 Horace Mann, frequently referred to as the “father of public education”, declared that public education should be nonsectarian. He was responding to a dispute in the Pro…| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 9/29/2025 September 9th, propaganda rag, ‘The 74’, published a classic example of anti-public education flummery, “COVID Worsened Long Decline in 12th-Graders’ Reading”. That long decline is a drop of nine points on a 500 point scale, but if the y-values on a line chart are manipulated it does look like a long […]| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 9/21/2025 This year, state legislators have proposed in excess of 110 laws pertaining to public education. Of those laws, 85 were centered on privatizing K-12 schools. Republican …| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 9/9/2025 The tech-industry bestowed name, “Artificial Intelligence (AI)”, is a head-fake; there is no intelligence, just algorithms. Sales are based more on fear of missing out than efficiently-usable machines. The authors of “The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want” have some tongue in cheek […]| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 9/3/2025 August 29th was the twentieth anniversary of hurricane Katrina wiping out New Orleans. On this occasion, the billionaire-funded baloney machine is outdoing itself. Ravi G…| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 8/23/2025 Recently the Oakland Public Education Fund (OPEF) posted, “OUSD Board of Education Renews Long-standing Partnership with The Ed Fund.” OUSD is the Oakland Unified School…| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 8/10/2025 Greg Toppo writes for ‘The 74’ which suggests he is a professional propagandist working for billionaires. In his July 24th article, “‘Cognitive Science,’ All the Rage in…| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 7/28/2025 Since 2024, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas have passed laws requiring ten commandment posters in all classrooms. These kinds of laws come to us courtesy of a single Christian “bill mill,” Project Blitz. Dozens of other state bills in fidelity with Project Blitz’s proposed legislation were also passed. In 2021, they distributed […]| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 7/19/2025 Lindsey M. Burke, Director of the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, opened her education section in Project 2025 stating, “Federal education policy…| tultican
By T. Ultican 2/14/2018 In 1983, lawyers, business titans and famous scientists ushered in the era of standards based reform with the infamous “A Nation at Risk.” This political polemic masqueradin…| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 7/31/2024 Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, has a good record with public education. Her opponent, who appointed Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education, disagrees and …| tultican
