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Teacher lawsuits over forced grade inflation won't fix unfair grading. What could?
(THE CONVERSATION) After refusing to give some students grades they hadn't earned, high school chemistry teacher Toni Ognibene sued the Clovis Unified School District in California for allegedly retaliating against her. The lawsuit was filed in December 2023.
In 2020, Michael Ramsaroop, a teacher at the Academy of Hospitality an ... (full story)
Would you sit on a jury to review government regulations? Citizen oversight panels could make this process more open and democratic
(THE CONVERSATION) Who makes the rules that govern our daily lives? In a democracy, it's natural to think that "the people" are in charge, or should be.
Of course, hundreds of millions of people can't participate actively in governing day to day. Still, the idea of representative democracy is that those who make the ru ... (full story)
State
Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He's trying again as a Democrat
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Don Blankenship hasn't had much success running for office.
He ran for the Senate as a Republican in 2018 and sought the White House in 2020 as a third party candidate. He lost badly both times but is on the ballot again in 2024, this time as a Democrat seeking the Senate seat being vacated by Joe ... (full story)
Dean Phillips gains his first delegates. Here's why they'll likely vote for Biden at the convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former presidential candidate Dean Phillips will receive at least three of Ohio's delegates to the Democratic National Convention even though he has dropped out of the race and endorsed President Joe Biden. But they're likely to be Phillips delegates in name only.
The president locked up the Democratic no ... (full story)
Lawmakers seek renewal of federal funding for Lake Erie projects
A pair of Cuyahoga County lawmakers recently advanced a resolution to prompt members of Congress to renew a federal program to protect Lake Erie and increase funding by $25 million.
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024 would reauthorize the eponymous initiative for another five years, from 2027 to 2031, according t ... (full story)