The Golden Hammer Staff Reports Austin, April 27 – State Representative Steve Toth, Republican of Conroe, State Representative James White, Republican of Hillister, and State Senator Brandon Creighton, Republican of Conroe, have authored legislation which would prohibit the teaching of “critical race theory” in Texas public schools. As Africana and Black Male Studies Professor at […]
Washington, D.C. (AP), March 2 – The Senate voted Monday to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Joe Biden’s effort to reopen the nation’s schools amid the coronavirus pandemic. Cardona, 45, a former public school teacher who went on to become Connecticut’s education chief, was approved on a 64-33 […]
Image: United States Capitol Police with guns drawn stand near a barricaded door as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Kelli Ann Cox, Publisher, The Golden Hammer Yesterday’s demonstrations at the Nation’s Capitol in Washington, D.C., embarrassed those of us […]
Wilmington, Delaware (AP), December 23 – President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s education chief and a lifelong champion of public schools, to serve as education secretary. The selection delivers on Biden’s promise to nominate someone with experience working in public education and would fulfill his goal of installing an education chief who stands in […]
Kelli Cook, Publisher, The Golden Hammer Apparently, the Superintendent, Willis High School Principal, and Board of Trustees of the Willis Independent School District (WISD) have forgotten their basic purpose. Public schools exist to teach reading, writing, and mathematical skills. Not to invite drag queens into the classroom to teach cosmetology. Schools exist so the children of our […]
Image: “Seasons Greetings” by Banksy, Port Talbot, Wales (December 2018). “Jack the Sticker,” the elusive protester who has stickered Conroe ISD’s political signs on school campuses with “Why is C.I.S.D. Wasting $$?? WE LOVE BOOKS! Read.Gov” appeared before the school district’s Board of Trustees by written statement on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. “Jack the Sticker” […]
Eric Yollick, The Golden Hammer What a great world in which we live! Look at the great natural beauty around us. If you live in Montgomery County, you live in one of the most beautiful counties in the world. If you live in Texas, you live in a special place with special settings and special people […]
Montgomery County, June 28 – “It’s Hammer Time,” the popular Facebook Live and YouTube show at MCP.TV, will host nationally-renowned education expert Bruce Deitrick Price at 12 noon today. Price is the best-selling author of “Saving K-12: What Happened to Our Public Schools? How Do We Fix Them?” Price’s official biography follows: “Bruce Deitrick Price is […]
Conroe, June 5 – State Republican Executive Committeeman Mark Ramsey spoke to the Montgomery County Tea Party meeting on Monday, June 3, 2019, and provided a statistically-laden talk about the 86th Texas Legislature, which adjourned one week earlier in Austin. “While Republican Legislative Priorities didn’t come out of the session in that great a shape, […]
Washington, DC, March 22 – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday requiring U.S. colleges to protect free speech on their campuses or risk losing federal research funding. The new order directs federal agencies to ensure that any college or university receiving research grants agrees to promote free speech and the exchange of ideas, […]