The Sandstorm: The Annual Teacher Shortage Canard
Title: The Annual Teacher Shortage Canard Author: Larry Sand Date: August 3, 2021 The bogus claim that America is short on teachers is with us, yet again. Despite our ever-changing world, there are some annual events we can all count on: the earth will circle the sun, Christmas will be celebrated December 25th, and the California legislature will raise taxes […]
The Sandstorm: Defective Bargaining
Title: Defective Bargaining Author: Larry Sand Date: July 27, 2021 A challenger for governor of California could radically improve education with one executive order. In a recent opinion piece in The Epoch Times, veteran writer John Seiler put forth a set of strategies for a Republican to beat California Governor Gavin Newsom in the state’s September 14th recall election. Among […]
The Sandstorm: Masking Students And Unmasking The Radical Agenda
Title: Masking Students And Unmasking The Radical Agenda Author: Larry Sand Date: July 20, 2021 The decision to mask and indoctrinate school children in California has been left to local school districts. The new school year is still weeks away in California, but summer break has hardly been a carefree romp on the beach. On July 12th, the California Department […]
The Sandstorm: Confronting Randi’s Twaddle
Title: Confronting Randi’s Twaddle Author: Larry Sand Date: July 13, 2021 After insisting that Critical Race Theory is not being taught in k-12 schools, Randi Weingarten – teacher union boss and gaslighter extraordinaire – has ceded any right to be taken seriously. Randi Weingarten, the gaffe-prone president of the American Federation of Teachers has outdone herself, and that isn’t easy. […]
The Sandstorm: Decolonizing The Curriculum, Confronting White Nationalism And Combating Period Poverty
Title: Decolonizing The Curriculum, Confronting White Nationalism And Combating Period Poverty Author: Larry Sand Date: July 6, 2021 At its yearly convention, the National Education Association advanced its political agenda, while doing nothing to address America’s failing public schools. “When school children start paying union dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the interests of school children,” a quote attributed to […]
The Sandstorm: Major Education Realignment In The Works?
Title: Major Education Realignment In The Works? Author: Larry Sand Date: June 29, 2021 Schools are out for summer, and the fall holds many questions for education in America. According to data released by Education Week, America’s government-run schools lost almost 1.3 million students this year. (Delaware, Illinois, and North Carolina didn’t supply enrollment statistics, so the true number is […]
