Once again, carnage goes to school. Once again, American students are used for target practice. But conservative leaders are on the case. Recognizing the ongoing threat to […]
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Guest essay: Education protests echo Kanawha County 1974
by Ron Iannone When I read and hear about parents today wanting to be more involved in their children’s education, it brings back memories of an article […]
America’s nightmare: Ascendant ignorance and raw intolerance
This is a column about nightmares. On Jan. 28, 1856, Margaret Garner slit the throat of her 2-year-old daughter, killing her. Slave catchers had closed in on […]
It’s easy to see why they consider books dangerous
Here’s what happened when Ruby Bridges went to school in 1960. Four federal marshals escorted her. She walked through a mob of outraged white people. They called […]