Peter Greene
@palan57.bsky.social
public education fan, education ranter, retired teacher, SAHD, tailgate trombone, Venangoland PA, Curmudgucation, The Progressive, Forbes.com, Bucks County Beacon
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Peter Greene
@palan57.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Find me at original flavor curmudgucation.blogspot.com or fancy new substack curmudgucation.substack.com
If you've wondered about that unwoke alternative to the SAT and ACT, @akilbello.bsky.social answers your questions. Trying out the clt akilbello.com/2026/02/11/t...
Trying out the clt
I took the CLT not only to add a stone to my infinity gauntlet but so you don’t have to. Read on to find out what I’ve learned.
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February 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
If you've wondered about that unwoke alternative to the SAT and ACT, @akilbello.bsky.social answers your questions. Trying out the clt akilbello.com/2026/02/11/t...
State Data: Ohio spent more on school privatization last year than public schools in many communities
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State Data: Ohio spent more on school privatization last year than public schools in many communities
For example, the state spent about twice as much on charters and vouchers in Columbus than they did on kids in Columbus City Schools -- Ohio's largest school district.
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February 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM
State Data: Ohio spent more on school privatization last year than public schools in many communities
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Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren
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February 14, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
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Roses are red
Measles is back
Your “personal choice”
Is a public attack
Roses are red
Measles is hot
“Just my decision”
Oh hell no, it’s not
Roses are red
Measles will spread
Your “health freedom”
Won’t raise kids from the dead
#eduvalentines
Measles is back
Your “personal choice”
Is a public attack
Roses are red
Measles is hot
“Just my decision”
Oh hell no, it’s not
Roses are red
Measles will spread
Your “health freedom”
Won’t raise kids from the dead
#eduvalentines
February 14, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Roses are red
Measles is back
Your “personal choice”
Is a public attack
Roses are red
Measles is hot
“Just my decision”
Oh hell no, it’s not
Roses are red
Measles will spread
Your “health freedom”
Won’t raise kids from the dead
#eduvalentines
Measles is back
Your “personal choice”
Is a public attack
Roses are red
Measles is hot
“Just my decision”
Oh hell no, it’s not
Roses are red
Measles will spread
Your “health freedom”
Won’t raise kids from the dead
#eduvalentines
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Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds study led by Prof Gemma Lewis, UCL Psychiatry.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...
Academic pressure linked to increased risk of depression risk in teens
Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds a study led by UCL researchers.
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds study led by Prof Gemma Lewis, UCL Psychiatry.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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I hope Rubio is proud. Decades of torturing the Cuban people haven't changed the government but even more might, he tells himself. And then what.
In Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists flee | CBC News
Some Cubans say everyday life on the Caribbean island has reached a breaking point amid a fuel shortage brought about by the U.S. squeezing the country’s oil supply. Meanwhile, Canadian airlines suspe...
www.cbc.ca
February 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I hope Rubio is proud. Decades of torturing the Cuban people haven't changed the government but even more might, he tells himself. And then what.
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I discussed new Arizona ESA data with Arizona 12 News’ Craig Harris. 20% of transactions deemed unallowable.
Imagine letting public schools spend taxpayer dollars with this little oversight or auditing. We wouldn’t. Release the data, and let the public see what it’s funding.
Imagine letting public schools spend taxpayer dollars with this little oversight or auditing. We wouldn’t. Release the data, and let the public see what it’s funding.
Voucher supporters say Empowerment Scholarship fraud is 1%. New records peg misspending closer to 20%.
12News obtained Education Department records showing that one in five ESA purchases—such as cellphones, TVs, and diamond rings—were on the "unallowable" list.
www.12news.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I discussed new Arizona ESA data with Arizona 12 News’ Craig Harris. 20% of transactions deemed unallowable.
Imagine letting public schools spend taxpayer dollars with this little oversight or auditing. We wouldn’t. Release the data, and let the public see what it’s funding.
Imagine letting public schools spend taxpayer dollars with this little oversight or auditing. We wouldn’t. Release the data, and let the public see what it’s funding.
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As Students Turn to ChatGPT for College Searches, AI Visibility Becomes Priority
Students are using AI tools to decide where to apply to college, pushing institutional leaders to find ways to ensure that AI chatbots include their college in the conversation. https://bit.ly/4rA3ZnL
#EDUSky
Students are using AI tools to decide where to apply to college, pushing institutional leaders to find ways to ensure that AI chatbots include their college in the conversation. https://bit.ly/4rA3ZnL
#EDUSky
February 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
As Students Turn to ChatGPT for College Searches, AI Visibility Becomes Priority
Students are using AI tools to decide where to apply to college, pushing institutional leaders to find ways to ensure that AI chatbots include their college in the conversation. https://bit.ly/4rA3ZnL
#EDUSky
Students are using AI tools to decide where to apply to college, pushing institutional leaders to find ways to ensure that AI chatbots include their college in the conversation. https://bit.ly/4rA3ZnL
#EDUSky
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More background on one teacher's fightback against the racist religious bigots who run Idaho. @palan57.bsky.social: Sarah Inama Takes Idaho To Court curmudgucation.substack.com/p/sarah-inam...
Sarah Inama Takes Idaho To Court
Sarah Inama is the Idaho middle school teacher who was told to get rid of her “Everyone is Welcome Here” poster.
curmudgucation.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
More background on one teacher's fightback against the racist religious bigots who run Idaho. @palan57.bsky.social: Sarah Inama Takes Idaho To Court curmudgucation.substack.com/p/sarah-inam...
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As I explain in my book The Privateers:
While he was going after Clinton, Ken Starr was running legal strategy for all pro-voucher, anti-public school litigation in the 90s and the first SCOTUS case in 2002.
His time was paid by the right-wing Bradley Foundation.
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While he was going after Clinton, Ken Starr was running legal strategy for all pro-voucher, anti-public school litigation in the 90s and the first SCOTUS case in 2002.
His time was paid by the right-wing Bradley Foundation.
baylorlariat.com/2026/02/11/j...
Jeffrey Epstein visited Ken Starr on Baylor’s campus in 2012 - The Baylor Lariat
“It was great having Jeffrey here. He’s a prince. Next time, he is warmly welcome and encouraged to ‘break bread’ with me at the Allbritton House,” former Baylor President Kenneth Starr wrote in an em...
baylorlariat.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
As I explain in my book The Privateers:
While he was going after Clinton, Ken Starr was running legal strategy for all pro-voucher, anti-public school litigation in the 90s and the first SCOTUS case in 2002.
His time was paid by the right-wing Bradley Foundation.
baylorlariat.com/2026/02/11/j...
While he was going after Clinton, Ken Starr was running legal strategy for all pro-voucher, anti-public school litigation in the 90s and the first SCOTUS case in 2002.
His time was paid by the right-wing Bradley Foundation.
baylorlariat.com/2026/02/11/j...
Tennessee House panel kills private-school voucher transparency bill tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/11/t...
Tennessee House panel kills private-school voucher transparency bill • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Rep. Jody Barrett is sponsoring a bill to reveal family income of kids receiving state voucher funds to attend private schools.
tennesseelookout.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Tennessee House panel kills private-school voucher transparency bill tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/11/t...
Other Democratic governors are wary of new Trump school funding program. Not Polis. coloradonewsline.com/2026/02/11/o...
Other Democratic governors are wary of new Trump school funding program. Not Polis. | Colorado Newsline
Last month, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis became the first Democratic governor to opt into President Donald Trump’s federal tax credit school voucher program. In doing so, he joins 26 of the 27 Republican...
coloradonewsline.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Other Democratic governors are wary of new Trump school funding program. Not Polis. coloradonewsline.com/2026/02/11/o...
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Teachers at this Philadelphia charter just voted to unionize
Union recognition was hard fought — the school's administration declined to voluntarily recognize the Esperanza High School Collective.
share.inquirer.com/DpGDBx?utm_s... via @phillyinquirer
Union recognition was hard fought — the school's administration declined to voluntarily recognize the Esperanza High School Collective.
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Teachers at this Philadelphia charter just voted to unionize
Union recognition was hard fought — the school's administration declined to voluntarily recognize the Esperanza High School Collective.
share.inquirer.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Teachers at this Philadelphia charter just voted to unionize
Union recognition was hard fought — the school's administration declined to voluntarily recognize the Esperanza High School Collective.
share.inquirer.com/DpGDBx?utm_s... via @phillyinquirer
Union recognition was hard fought — the school's administration declined to voluntarily recognize the Esperanza High School Collective.
share.inquirer.com/DpGDBx?utm_s... via @phillyinquirer
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1. Internal documents reveal that Freedom 250, which purports to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, is a vehicle to promote Trump and "America First" propaganda, including election conspiracies
Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort
Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort
Major corporations bankroll "America First" propaganda
Mastercard, Deloitte, and ExxonMobil are spending millions to promote events supporting Trump and his divisive political agenda.
popular.info
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
1. Internal documents reveal that Freedom 250, which purports to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, is a vehicle to promote Trump and "America First" propaganda, including election conspiracies
Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort
Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort
We Need To Talk About The Carolina Coup.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
We Need To Talk About The Carolina Coup.
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The TN GOP doesn't want its constituents to know that most of the vouchers they are paying for are going to the affluent who already had their kids in private school and that what they said about what vouchers would do -- give parents "choice" -- was a lie.
Tennessee House panel kills private-school voucher transparency bill • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Rep. Jody Barrett is sponsoring a bill to reveal family income of kids receiving state voucher funds to attend private schools.
tennesseelookout.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
The TN GOP doesn't want its constituents to know that most of the vouchers they are paying for are going to the affluent who already had their kids in private school and that what they said about what vouchers would do -- give parents "choice" -- was a lie.
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Actually he’s going to give that money to himself to settle lawsuits he filed against his own government. l.smartnews.com/p-78fJt6hi/b...
Trump walks back $2K stimulus check claims after warning he hasn't 'made the commitment' (The Mirror US Online)
Millions of Americans have been anxiously awaiting information about when President Donald Trump's promised $2,000 tariff dividend checks will actually arriv...
l.smartnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Actually he’s going to give that money to himself to settle lawsuits he filed against his own government. l.smartnews.com/p-78fJt6hi/b...
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How Pennsylvania’s Charter School Funding Formula Works bensalemweekly.com/how-pa-chart... via @bensalemweekly
How Pennsylvania’s Charter School Funding Formula Works (Explained)
An explanation of Pennsylvania’s charter school funding formula, including PDE-363 calculations, special education rates, and recent cyber charter reforms.
bensalemweekly.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 AM
How Pennsylvania’s Charter School Funding Formula Works bensalemweekly.com/how-pa-chart... via @bensalemweekly
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On @retractionwatch.com. I'm glad they wrote this, except for the part about being furious that they needed to.
Guest post: The CDC hepatitis B study is unethical and must never be published
Manjurul/iStock The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), an international organization that establishes best practices for scholarly journals, has endorsed specific ethical standards for studies…
retractionwatch.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
On @retractionwatch.com. I'm glad they wrote this, except for the part about being furious that they needed to.
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'A court that refuses to reverse a constitutional violation because reversal would be disruptive has announced that any violation succeeds as long as the violator moves fast enough.' #NorthCarolina #Beware cmarmitage.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
We Need To Talk About The Carolina Coup.
What can we do about it?
cmarmitage.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM
'A court that refuses to reverse a constitutional violation because reversal would be disruptive has announced that any violation succeeds as long as the violator moves fast enough.' #NorthCarolina #Beware cmarmitage.substack.com/p/we-need-to...
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Do you want churches to run public schools?
The Right is pushing new court cases to do just that.
My latest newsletter walks through it
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The Right is pushing new court cases to do just that.
My latest newsletter walks through it
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Do you want churches to run public schools?
Right-wing efforts to create church-run public schools have ramped back up; it's all part of a long-term plan to force states to fund religious education.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Do you want churches to run public schools?
The Right is pushing new court cases to do just that.
My latest newsletter walks through it
open.substack.com/pub/joshcowe...
The Right is pushing new court cases to do just that.
My latest newsletter walks through it
open.substack.com/pub/joshcowe...
The Feds Push School Prayer
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The Feds Push School Prayer
Last week the U.S.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The Feds Push School Prayer
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Will School Choice Kill Athletics?
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Will School Choice Kill Athletics?
Nancy Bailey, a retired teacher and longtime blogger, asked a good question this week-- Will school choice destroy athletics as we know it?
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February 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Will School Choice Kill Athletics?
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In response to Iowa's vague & punitive "age appropriate" school materials law in 2023, schools immediately removed over 3,000 books. Of the most-removed:
6 center Black American experiences
7 center experiences of women
2 are dystopian critiques of authoritarianism
1 is antiwar/militarism
6 center Black American experiences
7 center experiences of women
2 are dystopian critiques of authoritarianism
1 is antiwar/militarism
February 9, 2026 at 10:27 PM
In response to Iowa's vague & punitive "age appropriate" school materials law in 2023, schools immediately removed over 3,000 books. Of the most-removed:
6 center Black American experiences
7 center experiences of women
2 are dystopian critiques of authoritarianism
1 is antiwar/militarism
6 center Black American experiences
7 center experiences of women
2 are dystopian critiques of authoritarianism
1 is antiwar/militarism