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Colder.
It’s cold.
10 degrees and it looks like that’s where it’s gonna stay. All day. The rest of the week.
I wanna snuggle up in a big ‘ol pile with this kitten and all my blankets.
It’s funny how fast the seasons shift around here. I’ve lived here long enough to expect it, but just a few days ago it was sunny and mild and the hilltops were gold and we were walking around saying, “What a beautiful fall we’ve been having!” “Aren’t we lucky!”
And then, overnight…
Below zero temperatures. Icy roads, people trying to remember where they put their favorite scarf. Hat. Mittens.
I hauled the giant tub of winter gear upstairs to sort through. Ordered a new pair of snow boots.
Took the dogs for a walk.
Turned around after five minutes and went back inside.
Shit. It’s cold.
I’m not ready for this.
The dam…
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SC Parents Warned: “no state provision…to opt-out of state-or district-wide testing”
South Carolina is a hard-core right-wing state, often leaning Libertarian and almost always contradictory.
SC politicians push school choice while running against a woman’s right to choose. Now we learn that school choice advocacy in SC does not include parents’ right to choose whether or not their children participate in relentless testing.
According to a memo from the SC Department of Education and to district superintendents:
It has come to the attention of the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) that opt-out request forms are circulating around the state giving some parents the belief that they can opt their children out of state and federal testing requirements, among other things. With regard to testing, federal and state laws require that all students be included in South Carolina’s state assessment system.
There is no state provision for parents or eligible students (who are age eighteen or older) to opt-out of state-or district-wide testing….
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