Welcome to Class, Pencil Busters! All over the news, President-Elect Trump is “tapping” people to fill his cabinet. Why do presidents have cabinets stuffed full of people? Well, they shouldn’t. So what is a Presidential Cabinet if not a piece of furniture? Dr. Tim and Dr. Johnny lead a lesson on the Executive Branch of […]

Welcome to another week of Pencil Busting, class! This week, we’re starting off by reminding ourselves and you of something very important. Education, ESPECIALLY public education, teaches us so much more than how to count, read, and write. It’s where we learn how to be citizens in a democracy. Our institutions of higher education are […]

Class, give a big BustED Pencils welcome to our newest Pencil Buster, Jason Feig! Jason is part of the Khan Academy team, which works to bring the highest quality education to as many people as possible. He also works closely with schools looking to broaden their curricula to include AI materials and resources. Khan Academy’s […]

Coach K, Civic Media’s own Jimmie Kaska, joins Dr. Tim to review how Wisconsin schools fared in the election. While we bemoan our loses at the national level and what that may mean for education, we celebrate Wisconsin’s overwhelming support for our public schools. As Jimmie writes, Wisconsin school districts overwhelmingly passed both operational and […]

Class is in session, Pencil Busters. Just a week after Trump won re-election, we brace ourselves for the onslaught of attacks on public education. Trump has a video laying out his 10-point plan to reform this country’s education. Among the points: return school prayer, make hiring and firing decisions based on political loyalty, and funnel […]