The Sandstorm: The Abuse Abyss
Title: The Abuse Abyss Author: Larry Sand Date: June 6, 2023 Due to apathy, incompetence, and crippling union diktats, the number of sexual abuse cases in public schools is shocking. Some of the egregious cases of teachers sexually abusing their students are well publicized. Perhaps none more so than Mark Berndt, who did terrible things to children for years at […]
The Sandstorm: Culture War Offensive
Title: Culture War Offensive Author: Larry Sand Date: May 30, 2023 The attack on traditional American values is being intensified on a grand scale. Back in the mid and late 1960s, college students rebelled against authority and American traditions. Social mores, government policies, corporate America, schools, and the media were targeted mostly by urban youth eager for radical change. But […]
The Sandstorm: Doubling Down on Book Ban Bushwa
Title: Doubling Down on Book Ban Bushwa Author: Larry Sand Date: May 23, 2023 The left’s manufactured “book ban crisis” is shameless and unrelenting. In a recent piece in The Atlantic, Ronald Brownstein proclaimed, “The Book-Bans Debate Has Finally Reached a Turning Point.” With the solemnity of a writer reporting on anti-totalitarian uprisings, Brownstein’s opening paragraph explains, “Across multiple fronts, […]
The Sandstorm: Teacher Union Transgressions
Title: Teacher Union Transgressions Author: Larry Sand Date: May 16, 2023 Several events of late explain the true nature of the nation’s teachers unions, and it ain’t pretty. Colorado Colorado test scores show that 35% of students are proficient in reading and just 28% are proficient in math. Hence, anyone involved with educating our youth in the Centennial State should […]
The Sandstorm: Going Down In History
Title: Going Down In History Author: Larry Sand Date: May 9, 2023 The latest NAEP scores show that the nation’s youth are woefully ignorant about U.S. history and civics. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) – also referred to as The Nation’s Report Card – is a test that measures the knowledge of American students in a variety of […]
The Sandstorm: The War On Boys And Girls
Title: The War On Boys And Girls Author: Larry Sand Date: May 2, 2023 Schools, teachers unions, and the government are contributing to fractured American families and disturbed children. Over the years, a cause for teen angst, suicide, etc., has reportedly been the media. But there is no definitive evidence to corroborate that. In fact, every recent generation has traditionally […]