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Jim Janknegt’s paintings don’t look like anyone’s but his own. A very American approach to Catholic subjects. I love God the Father in this image, and the wholly unexpected appearance of the angels elevating the Virgin Mary into heaven.
State rankings?
Yes our education ranking has been going down hill for years.Some just don’t want to acknowledge it and want to stay in the same path.
We're still in the middle (slightly above it) which is pretty good when you consider we pay our teachers less than just about anyone. We only moved out of the bottom slot on teacher pay--to #49 from 51--a few years ago.
And dismantling the DoE won't catch us up to the rest of the world. I'm not sure anything could at this point.
Take a look at this very basic run down of a few other country’s approaches to the school year and school day
It’s been 45 years of this experiment that is the DOE. Every year since it started we have slid farther down. I will ask again . Why not try it? It has obviously not improved things but the exact opposite. I think it’s the person who is doing it is your reason for opposing it.