Standardized Tests Have Always Been About Keeping People in Their Place

Standardized Tests Have Always Been About Keeping People in Their Place There are some things that can’t be unseen. America’s history of standardized testing is one of them. Today, critics from all sides of the political spectrum decry the overuse of high stakes tests while paradoxically championing them for accountability purposes – especially for schools serving…

Did $200,000 Bail Keep Pipeline Activist Out of Sunoco’s Way?

Did $200,000 Bail Keep Pipeline Activist Out of Sunoco’s Way? The Sheriff, District Attorney and a judge in Huntingdon County, PA may have stretched the law and infringed on individual civil rights in assisting a gas transmission company to get a wildlife sanctuary cleared for pipeline construction. Sunoco Logistics Partners is in the midst of eminent…

#PABudget: Brad Roae Taps His Inner George Carlin

#PABudget: Brad Roae Taps His Inner George Carlin Harrisburg’s comedy club has relocated to Third and State Streets and is only open a handful of days a year. Here’s what Brad Roae said: Roae called for closing state-owned residential facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, reversing the Medicaid expansion that added coverage to hundreds of thousands…

Study: Fracking, Not Just Fracking Wastewater Injection, Causing Earthquakes in Western Canada

Study: Fracking, Not Just Fracking Wastewater Injection, Causing Earthquakes in Western Canada A groundbreaking study published today in Seismological Research Letters has demonstrated a link, for the first time, between hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) for oil and gas and earthquakes. “Hydraulic Fracturing and Seismicity in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin” confirms the horizontal drilling technique (which in…

Raging Chicken Radio | Out d’Coup, Episode 4

Raging Chicken Radio | Out d’Coup, Episode 4 First of all, we are sorry for the delay getting this episode up in all our feeds. We had an issue with our servers that caused our site to be down for over a day. But, we’re back up and running! At least one of us, that is….

Raging Chicken Radio | Out d’Coup, Episode 4

Raging Chicken Radio | Out d’Coup, Episode 4 First of all, we are sorry for the delay getting this episode up in all our feeds. We had an issue with our servers that caused our site to be down for over a day. But, we’re back up and running! At least one of us, that is….

Pennsylvania Breathes Sigh of Relief As Crappy GOP Budget Becomes Law

Pennsylvania Breathes Sigh of Relief As Crappy GOP Budget Becomes Law Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Steven Singer’s GadflyOnTheWallBlog. Check out his great work documenting the attacks on public education and the teachers, parents, and students who are fighting back. Check out all his work HERE. The majority won in Pennsylvania this week. After 9…