Thomas Peele

Ice on the Bay this morning.

Rob Reiner Remembered As 'One Of The Few Good Men’ After Shock Death Reiner, a legendary Hollywood director and actor, and his wife were found dead in their Los Angeles home Sunday.

Reiner, a legendary Hollywood director and actor, and his wife were found dead in their Los Angeles home Sunday.

UPDATE: Teacher arrested for allegedly sending suggestive texts to minor The latest education news updates from EdSource.

Yet another Calif. teacher sex case - in this case a journalism teacher

Principal resigns after investigator finds Grindr app used to pursue sex with student

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DOJ Puts Prosecutors On Leave For Accurately Describing Jan. 6 Attack Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol,” a source familiar with the personnel moves told Democracy Docket.

UPDATE: Child poverty rate nearly triples in California, report finds The latest education news updates from EdSource.

The child poverty rate in California nearly tripled from 2021 to 2024 — 7.5% to 18.6% — and is now the fourth highest in the country.

Almost two-thirds of teachers take on second jobs to make ends meet.

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UPDATE: Embezzlement scandal rocks Burbank Unified as superintendent resigns The latest education news updates from EdSource.

A former Burbank Unified School District board member is facing criminal charges over allegations that she embezzled $93,000 from the district. Superintendent John Paramo abruptly resigned after the allegations surfaced.

Small district to pay $7.5 million as the latest to settle lawsuits over sexual abuse decades ago In the latest settlement for alleged sexual assaults decades ago, the Montecito Union School District to pay two brothers $7.5 million, equal to about 40% of its current budget.

In settlement for alleged sexual assaults decades ago, Montecito Union School District to pay two brothers $7.5 million, equal to about 40% of its current budget.
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Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV

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My seven-year-old asked for a dictionary this week. We went to the bookshop today to buy one. She walked home hugging it, pausing every so often to look up a word, grinning as though she had been given a book of spells, the key to wonders. (Credit: Ann Morg)

Words are magic

“Fire RFK Jr. now.” Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote in a scathing editorial on Saturday calling for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to resign.

“Fire RFK Jr. now.”

After a month of shocking removals, resignations, and a shooting at the CDC, Democrats are demanding that the secretary go. Meanwhile, the White House is defending Kennedy as its "crown jewel" admin leader.

JUST IN: Democrat Catelin Drey has won a state Senate seat in Iowa tonight in a special election, flipping the seat from the GOP. Drey’s win breaks the Republican supermajority in the chamber.

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California schools brace for fallout from U.S. Supreme Court decision on religious rights The ruling permitting opt-outs from instruction based on deeply held religious beliefs has caused confusion and trepidation among school administrators, who are hearing threats of litigation from both...

The ruling permitting opt-outs from instruction based on deeply held religious beliefs has caused confusion and trepidation among school administrators, who are hearing threats of litigation from both sides.

California schools brace for fallout from U.S. Supreme Court decision on religious rights The ruling permitting opt-outs from instruction based on deeply held religious beliefs has caused confusion and trepidation among school administrators, who are hearing threats of litigation from both...

Calif. schools bracing for the impact of recent SCOTUS decision allowing parents to optout kids from classes based on religious beliefs. Bottom line: It will be a mess
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"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

Big win for stopping book bans:
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

“None Of These Books Are Obscene.”
#booksky
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It's been 185 days without a bargaining session with @edsource.org.

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

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It's been 184 days without a bargaining session with @edsource.org.

It's been 178 days without a bargaining session with @edsource.org.

It's been 177 days without a bargaining session with @edsource.org.

Breaking from the Office of Pres. Obama:

"Our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.

It's been 171 days without a bargaining session with @edsource.org.

It's been 169 days without a bargaining session with @edsource.org.

Looking forward to reading the upcoming book "Separation of Church and Hate" by @johnfugelsang.bsky.social.

I am certain it is going to be enlightening, funny, and correct.