The Sandstorm: The Year in Teacher Union Double Dealing
Title: The Year in Teacher Union Double Dealing Author: Larry Sand Date: September 19, 2023 The unions and their leaders are more agenda-driven, anti-parent, and hypocritical than ever. This has been an egregious year for the country’s teachers unions. Okay, you may be thinking, so what else is new? But 2023 has exposed them as hypocrites par excellence. The National Education […]
The Sandstorm: Colleges Flunk Out
Title: Colleges Flunk Out Author: Larry Sand Date: September 12, 2023 A college education these days is often meaningless and, at the same time, very costly. The woes plaguing our government-run K-12 schools now show themselves on the college level. Classes, many of which are useless and often come with a far-left slant, have led to sinking confidence in our […]
The Sandstorm: Schools Of The State
Title: Schools Of The State Author: Larry Sand Date: September 5, 2023 As the summer fades into fall and the kids return to school, all is not well. We have all gone through it as children. The joys of summer fade, the weather cools, the days get shorter, and the school doors swing open. For most kids – and I […]
The Sandstorm: Parents Revolt Against Trans-Missionaries
Title: Parents Revolt Against Trans-Missionaries Author: Larry Sand Date: August 29, 2023 The destructive fad is off the rails, and every parent must be ready to act. As I noted recently, fads aren’t always harmful things. Nehru jackets, lava lamps, and mood rings may have set you back a few bucks, but that was the extent of it. Some fads, like the […]
The Sandstorm: Absent Minds
Title: Absent Minds Author: Larry Sand Date: August 22, 2023 Students and teachers are ditching school in great numbers. In 1983, the National Commission on Excellence in Education released a report titled “A Nation at Risk,” which was an important point in the history of American education. The document used dire language, asserting that “the educational foundations of our society […]
The Sandstorm: The Erroneous “Underpaid Teacher” Claims
Title: The Erroneous “Underpaid Teacher” Claims Author: Larry Sand Date: August 15, 2023 While the grousing about low teacher pay is flawed, there are legitimate ways to increase salaries without burdening taxpayers. You hear it all the time. Teachers are underpaid. There is a teacher pay penalty. Teachers are the lowest paid of all the professions. Recently, the National Education […]