Plead the First » Education http://pleadthefirst.com Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of an unnecessary blog, or prohibiting the free posting therein. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:41:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Cartoon: The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/12/05/cartoon-the-goose-that-laid-the-golden-eggs/ http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/12/05/cartoon-the-goose-that-laid-the-golden-eggs/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:51:33 +0000 Anthony http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/12/05/cartoon-the-goose-that-laid-the-golden-eggs/ ]]> Cartoon: The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs

A little sports related humor this week.

I’d also like to apologize for the recent neglect of my bloggerly duties – a few side projects and a very busy end-of-the-year have precluded regular updates here, but I’ll be back.

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A bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday issued what is likely to be a landmark opinion — ruling that race cannot be a factor in the assignment of children to public schools.

The court struck down public school choice plans in Seattle, Washington, and Louisville, Kentucky, concluding they relied on an unconstitutional use of racial criteria, with the 5-4 vote reflecting the deep legal and social divide over the issue of race and education.

Similar plans already in place or being proposed across the country could be in danger as a result of the ruling, which would sharply limit the power of local governments to achieve diversity using race-based criteria.

I wonder how much impact this will have next time the Guilford County school board tries to rework the local school districts?

]]> http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/06/29/school-diversity-gets-schooled/feed/ 1 Cartoon: The Pied Pipers of High Point http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/04/09/cartoon-the-pied-pipers-of-high-point/ http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/04/09/cartoon-the-pied-pipers-of-high-point/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:03:14 +0000 Anthony http://www.pleadthefirst.com/2007/04/09/cartoon-the-pied-pipers-of-high-point/ ]]> Cartoon: The Pied Pipers of High Point

School board representatives are in a bit of a tussle trying to determine whether the most recent redistricting of High Point schools will remain in effect, or whether parents can override it and choose where to send their kids.

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This is especially true considering the reason that the principal gave for taking action against Arthurs, which allegedly was because “religion is not allowed in school”. Hogwash. Of course, this is probably another example of what I’ve spoken of before, where a school administrator may be skittish on the issue of religious expression simply due to the rantings of anti-ACLU folks who would have us (incorrectly) believe that the ACLU is always hauling people into court for allowing religious expression.

I think its unfortunate that Arthurs felt that his religion compelled him to distribute an anti-homosexual message, but I believe he still has the right to do so.

(Via Dispatches from the Culture Wars)

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