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Category Archives: Education
Education and Academic Freedom
I will study and prepare myself, and someday my chance will come.— Abraham Lincoln The Comstock Act of 1873 made it illegal to send obscene, lewd or lascivious, immoral, or indecent publications through the mail. Education and Academic Freedom My HS, shocked by … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Academic Freedom, Book bans, Comstock Act, Corning Inc., David Lieb, DEI, Disney, diversity, Gary Stern, Marxist ideology, Michelle Goldberg
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Raise or Repeal the Debt Ceiling
I have no idea what will happen if, as seems all too possible, we end up defaulting on debt payments because a Republican House refuses to raise the debt ceiling. But it’s not likely to be good. Who will trust … Continue reading
Numerical Control
There is a bright future ahead for Corning Community College’s Computer Numerical Control Programming students. The future is tech and these programs are fostering growth in a rapidly growing field. — Rep. Langworthy, facebook 3/20/23 “The future is tech” is … Continue reading
Is it better for our representatives to keep us in the dark?
I am working to bring transparency to Congress, and part of that effort includes keeping you updated on what bills passed the House each week and how I voted on each piece of legislation.— Rep. Tenney (NY-22) Some Members of Congress … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Education, Political
Tagged Congress makes a law, Rep. Capuano, Rep. Justin Amash, Rep. Tenney, Votes explained
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The silly things we read
I refused to support the Democrats’ big government funding bill that will make America’s problems even worse.–Rep. Tenney Some silly things we see in print:
Posted in Congress, Constitution, Economics, Education, Legislation, Political
Tagged 2022 Omnibus bill
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My day as a poll worker
Election Day was uneventful, nothing untoward happened. Everyone who came voted, except for a few who came to the wrong place. There were no long lines, no poll watchers, no voter challenged. There were a few cases of questionable registration; … Continue reading
The Sputnik Shock
Sixty-five years ago, Sputnik shocked us out of complacency. We woke up to the fact that students in other countries studied more than one language. HS Math books were quickly replaced with better ones. More students elected to study biology, … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Education, Political
Tagged Climate Change, Max Della Pia, Nicholas Langworthy, Sputnik
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Rep. Sempolinski addresses the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce
Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. The quote is from the Ordinance of 1787, commonly known as the Northwest Ordinance, drafted originally … Continue reading
Twenty-two Republican Governors Oppose Student Loan Relief
Everyone knows someone that’s struggling post pandemic. And, you know, if we help folks in the communities so that they – reduce the chances of them going into default, everybody wins. It helps the economy.–Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Twenty-two … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Political
Tagged Ayana Archie, College Loans, NPR, Republican governors, Student loans
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Pre-Bunking
It’s an approach called “pre-bunking” and it builds on years of research into an idea known as inoculation theory that suggests exposing people to how misinformation works, using harmless, fictional examples, can boost their defenses to false claims.— David Klepper, … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigning, Education
Tagged Google, Inoculation theory, Misinformation, Pre-bunking
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