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 Thomas Ultican 7/11/2025 California’s most venerable high school was destroyed by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the charter school industry. Established before the Civil War in 1856, Sacramento High School was the second-oldest high school west of the Mississippi. Driven by testing lunacy and NCLB mandates, Sacramento Unified’s board contentiously voted 4 – … … Continue reading →| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 7/1/2025 Science of Reading (SoR) was always a fraud; it is not based on sound science. In 1997, the National Reading Panel was established by congress and 21 volunteers were give…| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 6/17/2025 It was “déjà vu all over again” when Eric Hanushek and his wife Macke Raymond shared their views in the Washington Post. They cited Michelle Rhee and Mike Miles as exemplary education leaders, merit pay as good education policy and turned to A Nation at Risk for support. Governor Abbott took […]| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 6/10/2025 Penny Schwinn is a perfect fit as Trump’s education department’s number two. Her record of controversy and making suspicious contracts is noteworthy. Born 10/13/1982 in …| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 6/4/2025 It is always interesting in Oakland. A new school board with an education aligned majority was accused of firing the popular superintendent, Kyla Johnson-Trammell. There was some reality underlining the unfounded claim but she was not fired. One of the culprits responsible for the claim was my friend and long time […]| tultican
By Thomas Ultican 5/25/2025 Charter schools continue grabbing larger percentages of California students and have surpassed 700,000 in total enrollment. Their existing in California for more than 30-years means it is probable that some charter school students have parents who went to charters. None of this is because charter schools are superior to public schools […]| 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
