There’s no other way to view his tenure other than one meant to make public schooling in the state’s most diverse city untenable for families who can pursue other options.
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There’s no other way to view his tenure other than one meant to make public schooling in the state’s most diverse city untenable for families who can pursue other options.
Since 2004, new editions of the Choose Your Own Adventure books have included branching diagrams of all of the possible paths through the books. [atlasobscura.com]
Houston: There will be a public re-districting hearing at the University of Houston Student Center, Houston Room (Room 220) at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
This response has to go down as one of the worst to ever be uttered by a governor whose state is grieving. Just an all-timer right here.
The latest on TS Chantal today, but more importantly, we take a deep dive into the causes and forecasts leading up to the horrific flooding tragedy in Texas. A lot to unpack today. open.substack.com/pub/theeyewa...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes summer lunch program for low-income kids
Entitled Child Expects To Eat Lunch Every Day
I’ve been WALKING, WALKING, WALKING.
Forget oil. Forget rare earth minerals. Water is the shortage the 21st century will have to deal with, and, for the most part, we're not.
H/T @mims.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/clean-w...
Trump is not a magic god-emperor. He's an elected authoritarian trying to take apart a democracy from within. Existing democratic institutions create constraints; the most urgent task now is figuring out how those constraints can best be exploited to foil his power grabs.
a timeline of HBO rebrands starting with HBO Max (2022) max (2023) max - with the a filled in (2024) max - with the a filled in and on a black background (2025) and finally back to HBO Max (2025)
i want someone to calculate how much these collective decisions cost, that it may radicalize us all, ferally
Girls can only have 2 dolls but boys can lose 4 F-18s in the Red Sea
As someone who lost his mom in the last year, this "Call Your Mom" ad AT&T is running during NHL games is a nice little dagger out of nowhere.
But, damn, they're right. Call your mom. Call your dad too if you still can. Some of us can't.
@houstoncvpe.bsky.social this is also a good description for NES curriculum
It's Teacher Appreciation Week. Here's how to appreciate teachers: pay them better.
Just in time for hurricane season!
Happy #MayDay and #InternationalWorkersDay! This poster by Dutch artist Jan Toorop was for the Hague's 1898 National Woman’s Labour Exhibition, which had the goal to improve women's wages and working conditions.
More posters from Toorop here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/t...
The Misfits from Jem and the Holograms. Thre women wearing an 80s punk aesthetic.
The Misfits from Jem and the Holograms were portrayed as snooty, rich kid, plastic punks. However Jem and the Holograms used AI to enhance their music and performances making them the first AI grifters. In this essay I will
'The 'Eater' Bunny' ~ Wooden spoon carved in Grapefruit wood with turquoise and silver inlay, and pigments.
Funny thing.... the spoon started as a 'frog'. When I returned the next day the frog legs had turned into bunny ears.
#spoon #spoontaneous #art #craft #design #woodworking
#sculpture 🐰🥄
Cannot begin to quantify for folks out of state how bad this Texas legislative session is looking for learning in this state. All forms and levels of learning: public schools, colleges and universities, public libraries.
We need to invest more in journalism nationwide. A lot of good reporters and editors are losing their jobs. houstonlanding.org/houston-land...
Based in Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood, Project Row Houses reflects an effort on the part of artists to save everyone else by saving themselves.
Let's not forget all the wraparound specialists, maintenance workers, and custodians he laid off too. He has destroyed so many good schools. And I still want to know who gets all the kickbacks for the stupid adult-sized spins bikes for elementary kids that just sit unused.
“The avg student is reading and doing math better than the avg student of their parents’ and grandparents’ generation. And while we’re not where we want to be, it’s just a lie to say that there’s been no improvement in academic achievement over decades.”
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Don't watch the stock market, watch a baby goat try to figure out a hammock
He won’t let us run our own school district, won’t let us set our own election policies, won’t even let us hold an election at all. He’s scared of Houston and he absolutely should be.
Ready for hurricane season 🫤
Yesterday: Lithuanians lined the streets to honor the 4 fallen U.S. soldiers
Today: Trump went to a LIV golf dinner reception instead of being present for their dignified transfer at Dover
Take the wins when they happen. Have some hope.
