Bob K Mertz 3d ago

Loudoun County Public Schools should have a sitcom based on it. I'm not sure there are many populations with a mix of politics more volatile.

https://www.loudounnow.com/news/education/rock-ridge-teacher-defends-rise-to-summit-after-lcps-says-democrats-display-violated-policy/article_fbddcaea-e21b-4222-9184-2114900028e1.html

#USPol #LCPS #LoudounCounty

Algernon D'AmmassaApr 10

Ahead of any steps to remove his name from César Chávez Elementary, the Las Cruces Public Schools board has solicited public input. So far, reaction has been mixed.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/at-las-cruces-school-mixed-reaction-to-removing-chavezs-name/3019783

#NewMexico #LasCruces #CesarChavez #lcps

Las Cruces debates removing Cesar Chavez name from elementary school

Las Cruces Public Schools is weighing whether to remove Cesar Chavez’s name from a local elementary school after sexual assault allegations, drawing mixed public reaction over costs, fairness and how the renaming process should work.

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Solvejg NitzkeDec 17, 2022

Too deep into my book project to write anything else right now, but the new Disney movie "Strange World" reminds me of my sad neglected blog. I should do a Christmas or New Year's post on paedagogical plants in recent movies. Or The Moral of the Plant Story.

#plantStudies #Lcps #plants #neglectedWriting

Solvejg NitzkeNov 24, 2022

My awesome plant studies colleague Joela Jacobs has published an exciting article on plant sexuality and human-plant-interactions (real and imagined):

"These Lusting, Incestous, Perverse Creatures": A Phytopoetic History of Plants and Sexuality

https://read.dukeupress.edu/environmental-humanities/article/14/3/602/319760/These-Lusting-Incestuous-Perverse-Creatures-A?s=09

#PlantStudies #Plants #LCPS @litstudies #EnvironmentalHumanities #envhum

“These Lusting, Incestuous, Perverse Creatures” | Environmental Humanities | Duke University Press