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Anne Lutz Fernandez
@lutzfernandez
writer, teacher, eeyore
Former marketer, investment banker, and English teacher: pick your ad hominem. Writer. Books: Carjacked and Schooled. Cranky in the morning. Writing (mostly on education and transportation) in WaPo, Guardian, Boston Globe, NBC, HuffPo, Streetsblog, Catapult, more.
903 Posts
By: David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government said on Friday it was finalizing tighter tailpipe emissions standards for heavy duty vehicles like semi-trucks and buses, but the new rules would not be as strict as initially proposed in 2023. The Environmental Protect Of course there is a furor when some of the hidden and externalized costs of driving are revealed and we ask drivers to take on more of them. Drivers already feel the burden. A system overdependent on cars is not sustainable, but boy have we worked hard to pretend it is. (gifted "If states become hostile to students’ values, those students could choose to go elsewhere or to forgo college altogether. That would set up a standoff between right-wing political favor and students’ dollars." (gifted article) Something I wrote on the topic last year: "If states become hostile to students’ values, those students could choose to go elsewhere or to forgo college altogether. That would set up a standoff between right-wing political favor and students’ dollars." (gifted article) Something I wrote on the topic last year: Today in It Can Happen Here. I have to catch up on the series now, but here's a piece I wrote last week about how the Capote miniseries and the Real Housewives franchise treat illness, aging, and death. "Aggressive drivers have exacerbated this problem; aggressive pedestrians can help solve it." Dude wants to outdude drivers. Answering the road rage of someone at the wheel of a multi-ton vehicle who may have a second weapon called a gun with my own rage? Not doing it. "The encouraging part of the 60 Minutes piece is that it shows how ordinary folks can actually have some of those conversations. Over a hundred citizens came together to have some thoughtful consideration about the list of 97 books that were marked for removal, and they kept 92 o For once I'm glad to be a statistic. Capote Vs. The Swans, The Real Housewives, and remembering your one wild and precious life
"A fictionalized account of Capote’s split with his high society patrons and friends, Capote Vs. The Swans smells of escargot and chardonnay and cashmere and fine leather but most of all it reeks of death, only some of it social." #Capote #Writing #Writers #RealHousewives The intimidation of teachers is working
I don't like told-you-so posts, but this is one. 65% of teachers "reported restricting instruction on 'political and social issues.' This is nearly double the percentage of teachers who reported actually being subject to state laws that restrict discussion of race, sex and gender My niece Sasha Winkler is one of the co-authors of the study this (gifted) article is based on. Spoiler: they joke around. TAX TIME HINT: the Trump tax cuts mean megacorporations are eating ordinary Americans' lunches. The effort to reduce the youth vote continues. Red states chipping away and stripping away their rights means not just students but all young people — especially those who find themselves unable to leave these repressive states — have fewer choices, fewer opportunities, less free The effort to reduce the youth vote continues. Red states chipping away and stripping away their rights means not just students but all young people — especially those who find themselves unable to leave these repressive states — have fewer choices, fewer opportunities, less free If you plan to donate to GOTV orgs this year, today is a better day to do it than any other day. Tomorrow is the next best day. Gifted article about the NC teacher who was made to stop teaching "Between the World and Me" and did not stop there. So many mixed feelings--and another reminder of why I love teachers. I'm begging magazines and newspapers reviewing consumer products to provide sources other than or at the very least in addition to amazon in their articles. I'm begging myself to find other sources even when they don't. Joyce Vance on Texas
Without "pretense that it has a legitimate goal, [Texas] is taking steps that are contrary to the rule of law, which requires a state and its officials, as it requires all of us, to follow a binding decision by a court. In Texas, even the rule of law has become a political footba A good read especially for parents, teachers, and everyone who works with kids. (gifted article) "In each case, the real villain isn’t anxiety. It is avoidance, a strategy that not only fails to solve problems but fuels them."
