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The flag is up: America is for all of us
Raised to see patriotism as hokey, Larissa Phillips is flying a U.S. flag this year.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 43 min read
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American pride and the political divide
National pride is down, especially for Democrats, and the political gulf is growing.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 11 min read
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From Juneteenth to July 4, celebrate 'reflective patriotism'
Juneteenth and July 4 celebrate American ideals and the struggle to attain them.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 303 min read
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How 'woke' are schools?
U.S. students are exposed to anti-racist messages, but most say their teachers welcome diverse viewpoints.

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 222 min read
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Thankful to be Americans
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for our legacy as Americans , writes Rick Hess, being very Old School. As a former social studies...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 27, 20241 min read
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Edumania! McMahon is tapped as education secretary
Pro wrestling executive and former Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon will be the next and possibly last Education...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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Oklahoma school leaders pray for state superintendent to shut up and leave them alone
Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters was once a high school history teacher, but seems to have forgotten about the First Amendment's rule...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 17, 20242 min read
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De-woke schooling: Send the DEI trainers on a one-way 'privilege walk'
Pennsylvania educators will not have to affirm their belief in microaggressions, implicit bias or the illegitimacy of "economic,...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 15, 20242 min read
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Proud to be Americans
When Bruno Manno was growing up in the '50s and '50s, his family would gather at his grandparents' Italian tavern, to eat, drink and...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 4, 20242 min read
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Teachers should keep their politics to themselves, say parents
Parents overwhelmingly say teachers should keep their politics out of the classroom.

Joanne Jacobs
May 31, 20241 min read
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Home of the brave
Most Americans are proud of our country and happy to be citizens, writes Michael Baharaeen on the Liberal Patriot. Political progressives...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 4, 20232 min read
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You are not enough: Love thy neighbor too
"You are enough" is a popular saying, writes Katherine Boyle on The Free Press. But it's not true. Americans have lost their sense of...

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 9, 20232 min read
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