by Ty Davison | Oct 20, 2023 | News & Commentary
Oregon again says students don’t need to prove mastery of reading, writing or math to graduate, citing harm to students of color – oregonlive.com: …But leaders at the Oregon Department of Education and members of the state school board said requiring...
by Ty Davison | Oct 20, 2023 | News & Commentary
Note that I’m linking here to the Oregon Capital Chronicle, which is I consider a hard-left publication. What you’re reading is as positive a spin on this event as you’re likely to see in the media. Oregon students won’t have to show added...
by Ty Davison | Oct 17, 2023 | News & Commentary
After complaints about 36 books, Canby School District bans just 1 – oregonlive.com: After considering challenges to dozens of books in its middle and high school libraries, the Canby School District has chosen to remove just one: Russian American novelist...
by Ty Davison | Oct 17, 2023 | News & Commentary
Sweetgreen Hires Kale-Shooting Robots to Speed Up Service – WSJ: The key to shorter lines and higher profits at one restaurant chain: a salad-making robot. Fast-casual chain Sweetgreen in May opened its first restaurant staffed by a proprietary robot that shoots...
by Ty Davison | Oct 15, 2023 | News & Commentary
Not sure I’m buying this story out of the Wall Street Journal: Automakers Have Big Hopes for EVs; Buyers Aren’t Cooperating – WSJ: The auto industry’s push to boost sales of electric vehicles is running into a cold, hard reality: Buyers’...