"A child's learning is the function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher." James Coleman, 1972

Friday, March 20, 2026

Tennessee’s Christo-Fascist Supermajority On the March

It is clear that Tennessee's MAGAt legislators plan to convert God to a Trumpist and then put him charge of every public institution.

"Tennessee . . . [Taliban advances bill] to . . . mandate the Ten Commandments in public schools as part of a broader effort to reintroduce prayer and Christian teachings and challenge the separation of church and state." www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

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— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) March 20, 2026 at 6:32 AM

Thursday, March 19, 2026

NY Times Calls Out Trump Party's Religious Bigotry

While there is much to applaud in the editorial, the false portrayal of Trump’s war on higher education as an effort to fight anti-semitism undergirds the bogus rationale he uses to force universities to adopt policies in support of MAGA bigotry, racism, and anti-intellectualism.

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— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) March 19, 2026 at 8:54 AM

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

To Believe Felon-in-Chief Is to Admit Idiocy

I signed up for Bluesky after leaving all the other anti-social media sites behind. But more people here seem intent on bringing me the shit from those sites that I do not want to see or read. That’s why I block anyone who re-posts from X, FB, or TS.

— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) December 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Will Trump-Abused Nations Come Running to Help The Fools in the West Wing?

Ah, Felon-in-Chief decides America First and Only might need a little help from former allies he has shit on repeatedly. Meanwhile, Iran vows to let all shipping pass thru the Strait except U.S. and Israel. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

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— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) March 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM

AntiSocial Media Should Be Shut Down

“. . .social media appears as something less newfangled and more familiar: a defective, hazardous product." Shut it down until it’s fixed. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/o...

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— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) March 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The Poisoning of ASCD Is Part of the Tech Bros’ K-12 Takeover Plans

Parents who have put limits on screen time at home for children are finding their kids coming home singing jingles of product ads they’ve seen on Youtube at school. The battle is on to protect children the tech bros who have hijacked ed orgs like ASCD and ISTE: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/n...

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— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) March 11, 2026 at 12:52 PM

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Andy Ogles Makes George Santos Look Respectable

I know someone who REALLY doesn’t belong—in Congress! His name is Andy Ogles, a misRepresentative who makes George Santos look respectable.

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— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) March 10, 2026 at 12:06 PM

Sunday, March 08, 2026

Child Poverty Affects Children’s Learning, Yes, Even in Finland

Education Pundits Reading Finland Wrong Again: It's the Poverty Redux by Paul Thomas

"Progressivism happened to Finland." Katharine Birbalsingh (posted on Twitter)

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NY Times Provides Patronizing Review of Michael Pollan’s New Book

Pollan’s new book brings into focus a number of critical shortcomings and blind spots of AI bubble blowers and the scientists they hire to keep the bubble afloat. Too bad the NYTimes hired one of them to write this patronizing review of Pollan’s book. Read the book! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/b...

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— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) March 8, 2026 at 8:56 AM

Friday, March 06, 2026

As Epsteiners Skitter Off to Find a Rock to Get Under, Felon-in-Chief Remains Supremely Unashamed

Meanwhile, the POTUS is mentioned in the Epstein Files more times than Jesus in the Bible, along with explicit accusations of raping a 13-year old child. www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...

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— James Horn (@schools-matter24.bsky.social) March 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM