Tired of the vitriol? Make politicians take high school debate.
Jay Mathews, The Washington Post
Feb. 6, 2021
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama appear on stage at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., on Oct. 22, 2012 , for their final debate.Washington Post photo by Melina Mara,
Can we learn to disagree without being disagreeable? Maybe not. Public discourse these days seems as unpleasant as it has ever been. But Katherine Crump-Wiesner, a former high school debater, offers reasons why there still may be hope.
When Crump-Wiesner was a student at Western High in Anaheim, Calif., my debate teacher had strict rules about sticking to factual arguments and well-supported opinions, she told me. No ad hominem attacks. . . . A debater who shouted or attacked others personally would be disqualified immediately.
Mentoring young leaders is very important to Zonta. In fact, Zonta Club of Santa Clarita Valley chartered a Z Club at Golden Valley High School on Nov. 9, 2020.
Animated Film Of Golden Valley High Student Selected For Pan African Film Festival
“The Power of Hope,” a short animated film by Golden Valley High School student Kalia Love Jones, was selected for the Pan African Film + Arts Festival (PAFF).
The film, which was originally created by Jones when she was 13 years old and premiered at the Urbanworld Film Festival, is set to be part of the 19th annual Pan African Film Festival, in March.
“I’m really happy that the film is finally getting out there,” Jones said. “That was my goal, what I wanted to do was get the film out there and a lot of people, especially people my age (…) I’m just really happy that it’s getting a lot of attention.”
Independence High School had a higher graduation rate than Kern High District s overall graduation rate at 94.7 percent, according to the California Department of Education. In comparison, Kern High District had a graduation rate of 90.5 percent for the 2017-2018 school year. According to CDE data, graduation rates continue to indicate an increase in disproportional academic performance between white, Black, Latino, and English learner students. According to the National Centre for Education Statistics, in the 2017-2018 school year, of the 50 states where data was collected, students with disabilities were at the bottom of 4-year high school graduation rates by student group. Angela Johnson, a research scientist at NWEA, says “taken together, prior research suggests that inequities exist in the quality of education experienced by current ELs and non-ELs and that these inequities explain achievement gaps in middle and early high school” in The Effects of English Learner Cl
Santa Clarita School Reopening Round-Up
With schools shut down throughout the state due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, KHTS has put together a one-stop page for residents to view current health guidelines, along with the status for schools in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Last Updated at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 30.
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a staged approach to returning students to schools for the 2021 spring semester on Wednesday, Dec. 30.
“It is a fundamental fact that learning remains non-negotiable, but obviously neither is safety,” he said.
The proposal allows for K-6, special education and “populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19” to reopen for in-person instruction first, while also allowing distance learning to remain an option for parents who feel uncomfortable sending their children to school.