The man prides himself in his ability to destroy public education Arkansas Secretary of Education Jacob Oliva seems to be on a mission to redefine the term “educational reform” with his latest antics. In a move that has educators shaking their heads in disbelief, Oliva has decided to take a...
She’s the superhero Arkansas never knew it needed, protecting the state from imaginary threats with the flick of her pen It’s a damn shame that Sarah has to spend her time writing op-eds to convince Arkansans she’s not terrible at her job. Despite being loathed across the political spectrum, she...
Lake Hamilton’s basketball games are apparently more than team rivalries — they’re revivals. “Get saved or get out” is the message being sent to game attendees. The band is bringing hell-fire-and-brimstone-style band performances to its halftime shows this year. Complete with props that read “sinners beware” and “repent now,” the...
Six schools are defying the Department of Education’s request to nix AP African American Studies, and today the Secretary of Education, Jacob Oliva, clapped back via a letter to superintendents. The letter began with some big-brother nonsense that asserted the department’s authority over the districts. The party of small government...
Attorney General Tim Griffin ran for this office on a maniacal obsession with crime. We want an AG who will keep us safe! But the crime-related problems he campaigned on solving weren’t the most important, they just contained the most dog-whistles. He didn’t have evidence-based solutions for any of our...
The LEARNS propaganda machine is working overtime as Sarah Sanders hits the road in defense of her most prized legislative accomplishment since taking office. The Governor appears to be rewriting the definition of “town hall” with two recent stops in Jonesboro and Texarkana to promote the LEARNS Act. Ah yes,...
Governor Sanders’ Director of Contempt, Alexa Henning, tried a little too hard today. Hope she bounces back soon. The LEARNS Act is getting more and more criticism, and it’s Alexa Henning’s job to squash it. That’s not easy when (a) the bill will effectively ruin education for the majority of...
Bless Judd Deere’s heart. The guy is deputy chief of staff to Sarah Huckabee Sanders and a former Trump staffer but has no idea what the hell is going on. Most folks can tell the difference between rhetoric and reality, but not Judd. Is this why Trump and SHS hired...