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Author Archives: bakeramitchell
Biden’s Dilemma
OPINION: Will Biden stand with black parents on charter schools or with the NEA? Continue reading
The Smear Campaign Against Charters
The Smear Campaign Against Charters Far from being ‘resegregated,’ some of our schools are actually majority-minority—and that’s by parents’ free choice. By Baker A. Mitchell, WSJ|Opinion, Aug. 13, 2019 6:57 pm ET, Leland, NC With a new school year ahead, the … Continue reading
USA, be my Valentine!
A slightly belated Valentine to my true love - The USA. Fear and greed are natural instincts and do not need to be taught. However, the survival of our republic depends upon our loving our country, and the basis for this … Continue reading
News Alert: Malaria Epidemic Boosts Economy
Some of you have asked, “So Professor World-Renowned Biocomputer Expert, what was the problem with the malaria study that got you a three-week trip to the University of Buenos Aires Medical School - courtesy of the Pan American World Health Organization?”
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Tagged Buenos Aires, computer glitch, malaria, subsistence farming, UBA
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NY’s Free Medical School Tuition – Good, correct?
What has been the experience of others who have had tuition-free medical schools? Indelible memories of a trip south may have predictive value. Buenos Aires, 1972 As Chief of Bioengineering for the University of Texas Cancer Research Center, Anderson Hospital … Continue reading
Summary of NC Supreme Court on SBE Cases
I am posting this internal email by RBA’s Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Erik Root because I felt others would be interested in the one-two smack-down of the State Board of Education by the NC Supreme Court. - Baker Mitchell
Durham Public Schools gains money even while charters grow:
Government audits reveal win-win for education and choice Government audits[i] [ii] undisputedly prove that Durham Public Schools’ total revenue increased for its students in 2017 over 2016 despite a slight decrease in enrollment. Both revenue statements and balance sheet items support the … Continue reading
MITCHELL: Nearer, my bank, to thee: state and local taxes must remain deductible
October 11, 2017 Baker A. Mitchell Opinion From the North State Journal Online U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn walk after meeting with Republican law makers about tax reform on Capitol Hill in … Continue reading
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How a Generation Lost Its Common Culture
By Patrick Deneen, February 2, 2016 My students are know-nothings. They are exceedingly nice, pleasant, trustworthy, mostly honest, well-intentioned, and utterly decent. But their brains are largely empty, devoid of any substantial knowledge that might be the fruits of an education … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, roger bacon academy, teaching history
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Prepositions last? Why never.
The purpose of language is to convey ideas. Whether written or spoken, our use should maximize clarity.
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Tagged frost, grammar, prepositions
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