john thompson
@drjohnthompson
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former Okla historian, retired inner-city teacher, education writer, searching for cross-generational, cross-cultural conversations, to make some sense of ???
Oklahoma City
Joined July 2010
State Housing Assessment Shows Small Homes In Demand
oklahomawatch.org
The state’s new Oklahoma 2024 Housing Needs Assessment shows the state’s greatest need is for the types of homes that are hardest for Oklahoma builders to accomplish – small and affordable.
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January 6, 2021: A Day That Will Live in Infamy https://t.co/nbMLvz9pq0 via @dianeravitch
dianeravitch.net
Today is the fourth anniversary of the worst act of insurrection in our nation’s history. Urged on by President Donald Trump, who insisted that he actually won the election of 2020, a large m…
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Adam Kinzinger: Trump's Lies About January 6 Are Unacceptable https://t.co/Vmei1ooCBG via @dianeravitch
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More About the Washington Post Editorial Cartoonist Who Quit Rather than Be Censored https://t.co/UMjq6AO2au via @dianeravitch
dianeravitch.net
Ann Tolnaes is a brilliant cartoonist who resigned from The Washington Post when her latest cartoon was cancelled. It depicted the media and tech oligarchs bowing and scraping to Trump, including t…
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Asian leaders demand City of OKC hold police accountable https://t.co/ciyYXGPbOZ via @freepressokc
freepressokc.com
Leaders in OKC's Asian population came to the Oklahoma City Council meeting to demand accountability for the violent injury of a 71-year-old Vietnamese man.
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Whooping Cough Cases Soar; Health Officials Blame Decline in Vaccinations https://t.co/Ve4eeDINAG via @dianeravitch
dianeravitch.net
Whooping cough is one of the diseases that had been virtually eliminated thanks to the development of effective vaccines. But with the rise in vaccine skepticism, whooping cough is on the rise. If …
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Scott Tomlinson: Texas Voters Are in for a Rude Surprise https://t.co/6kNBFaa7cC via @dianeravitch
dianeravitch.net
Scott Tomlinson, opinion writer for The Houston Chronicle, predicts that MAGA voters, especially in Texas, are soon to have an unwelcome surprise, thanks to the DOGE commission of Elon and Vivek. T…
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When Private Equity Takes Over Healthcare, Costs Rise, Quality Declines https://t.co/Pm7BcTqeGx via @dianeravitch
dianeravitch.net
In a recent issue of The New Yorker, physician Dhruv Khullar writes about what happened to the practice of medicine when private equity began buying up hospitals and group practices. The result of …
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Editorial Cartoonist at Washington Post Quits After Her Cartoon Was Killed https://t.co/2qUdTCfPg4 via @dianeravitch
dianeravitch.net
Ann Telnaes, editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post since 2008, quit her job after one of her cartoons was censored by higher-ups. The cartoon at issue depicted tech and media billionaires pa…
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Executions in OK County are among the highest in the nation. The new DA may change that https://t.co/QVZGgM7DPU via @theoklahoman_
oklahoman.com
Oklahoma County's new DA is taking a committee approach to deciding whether a murder case warrants the death penalty.
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DOJ report: OKC police violated federal laws protecting people with behavioral issues https://t.co/cCAXWXX1SB via @theoklahoman_
oklahoman.com
Report says the state government doesn't provide sufficient services for people with behavioral health disabilities to prevent unnecessary hospitalization.
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Ryan Walters attempts to connect teachers' unions with New Orleans terror attack https://t.co/X6qwjwShlQ via @theoklahoman_
oklahoman.com
Oklahoma state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters is trying to connect teachers’ unions to the recent terror attack in New Orleans.
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Time to Refocus, Rise Above the Noise, and Daydream , by @dougporter506
https://t.co/dHzJwhYOH8
#Politics
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Michigan: What Are Charter Schools Trying to Hide? https://t.co/1NmCVSKC6W via @dianeravitch
dianeravitch.net
This article was written by Dr. Cassandra Ulrich, who served as president of the Michigan State Board of Education, and now is a member of the board of the Network for Public Education. Dr. Casandr…
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Hamilton: From limited government to limitless control
journalrecord.com
It’s no secret Republicans championed limited government and individual liberty in building 21st century legislative supermajorities.
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Research reveals growing diversity of suburban schools, racial isolation in urban schools
oklahomavoice.com
Predominantly white suburban districts have become more integrated and the isolation of students of color in urban districts has intensified over two decades.
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Gene Rainbolt, child of the Great Depression, banker, philanthropist, dead at 95 https://t.co/oVYsTdHXPc via @theoklahoman_
oklahoman.com
Gene Rainbolt triumphed over early adversity, founded Oklahoma's largest chartered bank, and sought to improve the lives of the less fortunate.
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ProPublica: Ohio Pays to Expand Religious Schools https://t.co/BeAFa60JDg via @dianeravitch
dianeravitch.net
Once upon a time, public money was spent only for public schools, with a few exceptions for government-mandated programs and services. Once upon a time, there was a wall of separation between churc…
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