Back to the future of school with Prenda and learning pods

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If you could fix the future by going into the past, would you do it? In that famous scene in the 1985 Movie, Back to the Future, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) learns that  “Doc” Brown (Christopher Lloyd) built a time machine out of a DeLorean and asks why?  Doc Brown replies, “The way I see it, if you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?

Back to school isn’t what it used to be: A Communicast convo with Andru Volinsky and Khaleel Shreet

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And this is where COVID-19 has opened the door to deeper discussions. Perhaps we should not be trying to put together things the way they were because things will never be exactly the same as they were when we adults went to school. We need a partnership between students, entrepreneurs, parents, schools, businesses and government to make it all work.

The Governor’s Reckless Comments

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The Governor’s plan, which he announced in conjunction with Democrats on October 30 of this year, is shored up by two LSRs (HB 1629 and HB 1632). One bill would make zoning for low-income or high-density housing mandatory while forcing zoning and planning boards to accept training in the philosophy of “new urbanism” — an internationally-bred fad that has invaded the country. The other bill would give more tax breaks to developers for building specific types of projects.

Rand Paul stumps for Scott Brown in NH, against ‘Janine Shaheen’

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It was a tough stop for U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, who came to rally support for Scott Brown in the New Hampshire U.S. Senate race. Not only did Paul keep getting Shaheen’s name wrong, but then he had trouble getting through to callers. And when he did finally get through, the question was about why Brown moved to New Hampshire from Massachusetts.