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 […]

Once more, Donald Trump is President-elect of the United States. On the campaign trail, he made broad promises to dismantle the federal Department of Education. He threatened to weaponize accreditation programs and to withhold federal funds for schools that teach “woke” ideologies. So what may be the consequences on k-12 and higher education in the United States for the […]

Our Educated Educators are back for more education! Both Tim and Johnny are back in school, learning from experts to improve their learning and teaching. And just who are these experts? Well, they’re our friends at ACUE- the Association for College and University Educators. Tim- it should surprise no one- is focused on learning about […]

Here at BustED Pencils, we know that the so-called “extra”-curriculars are ESSENTIAL curricula. And our guest today, newly initiated Pencil Buster Brent Wilkinson knows it too! Brent earned his undergrad degree from Harvard College and his MBA from Harvard Business. While in undergrad, he played for Harvard’s football team. He’s here today to bust some […]

The 2024 General Election is TOMORROW. In deep purple Ohio and Wisconsin, Tim and Jess are feeling the stress. Johnny, in reliably blue Washington reports less… AAAAAH… than Dr. Slekar and Producer Jess. Regardless, of the election stress, we still have trending news for Homeroom this week! First, check your ballots for measures regarding education, […]