Schoolhouse as rock
KAREN FRANCISCO | The Journal Gazette
Threats to our nation s public schools are well documented, with evidence bolstered by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, who used her Cabinet post over the past four years to advance the flawed claim that school choice is the civil rights issue of our time.
What s not well known is how contrary the work of billionaire voucher proponents and the politicians they control is to our American ideals, unraveling centuries of progress in ensuring quality education available to all.
Professor Derek W. Black, a constitutional scholar at the University of South Carolina School of Law, sets the record straight in “Schoolhouse Burning: Public Education and the Assault on American Democracy.” In his compelling account of our nation s founding, growth and civil rights conflicts, he reminds us the right to public education is a cornerstone of our democracy.
ARDIE ARVIDSON
Morning News
FLORENCE, S.C. â Most people will remember 2020 as the year of the COVID-19 virus, which claimed the lives of people all over the state.
Pee Dee families mourned the death of loved ones this year, often unable to say their goodbyes at funerals with family and friends.
Among those in the Pee Dee who died this year are a number of community leaders.
Jackson Ryan Winkeler â On Jan. 5, 2020, Winkeler was killed in the line of duty. The Dillon County native died while conducting a traffic stop on airport property at the Florence Regional Airport. In addition to being a Florence Regional Airport Public Safety officer, Winkeler, 26, also worked as a volunteer firefighter with the Latta Fire Department. He lived in the Dillon County community of Floydale and was a member of Pyerian Baptist Church. He was described as having a âheart of gold.â
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Charleston Countyâs staff attorney Joe Dawson, nominated by President Donald Trump, has been confirmed as a federal judge in South Carolina. File/Provided
A longtime Charleston County government attorney appointed by outgoing President Donald Trump to become a federal judge was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, making him the only Black man serving on South Carolinaâs U.S. District Court.Â
Joe Dawson III was confirmed in a 56-39 Senate vote, meaning a fair number of Democrats supported him. The former county lawyer had major allies in Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, R-S.C., who advocated for him from his nomination through the Judiciary committee hearings.
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Pervasive Surveillance Tactics Have Haunted Muslim Americans For Years
Decades of discriminatory profiling and government surveillance have eroded trust, vilified Muslim Americans and traumatized a community.
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“There’s little to no reason to trust that it won’t happen in your community or my community, said Hina Shamsi, the director of the American Civil Liberties Union National Security Project.
The Supreme Court unanimously determined last week that three Muslim men may seek monetary damages from the FBI agents who, according to the men, placed them on a no-fly list because they refused to spy on their communities as informants.