27-Year-Old GMC Safari Sells For Only $5,500 Less Than Original MSRP On Bring-A-Trailer Whatever is going on at Bring a Trailer—be it suspicious ways of moving money around or just too many people with way more money than sense—it keeps happening. Cheap, old cars are selling at or near their original MSRP despite decades of depreciation. This time, it was a 1997 GMC Safari which sold for $24,750. Read more…

Tesla Cybertruck’s Range Extender Will Add Less Range Than Originally Thought, Is Delayed Until Mid-2025 The Tesla Cybertruck’s bed-mounted range extender came with a big size and an equally big price when the automaker finally released more details on it. Now after waiting over a year to know how much it’ll cost and how much range it’ll add, Tesla is changing things up for the worse. Not only will interested buyers have… Read more…

10th Period: Vouchers, Like Their Advocates, Move to the ‘Burbs 10th Period: Vouchers, Like Their Advocates, Move to the ‘Burbs Whenever I think about Ohio’s EdChoice Voucher Program, I keep coming back to Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s majority opinion in 2002 that found Cleveland’s voucher program — EdChoice’s predecessor — constitutional: “Any objective observer familiar with the full hi…

Curmudgucation: Cato’s Failed Argument Against Public School Curmudgucation: Cato’s Failed Argument Against Public School Colleen Hroncinch of Cato Institute’s Center for Education Freedom tried this week to plug one of the pro-public education arguments that the Libertarian think tank runs up against when pushing choice.  Do public schools serve everyone, she asks. She does not make a convi…

Teacher in a Strange Land: Critical Issues and Minutiae of Public Education Teacher in a Strange Land: Critical Issues and Minutiae of Public Education I have been fascinated, in the past 48 hours, by online conversations about the tumultuous political week we have just lived through—especially the comments and questions generated by teachers. Non-teachers are heartbroken or thrilled or both, by the Biden …

Janresseger: Erasing the Line that Separates Church and State in Education Janresseger: Erasing the Line that Separates Church and State in Education In last week’s Washington Post, Laura Meckler and Michelle Boorstein explore what they call “a fading church-state line” in education: “The expansion in voucher programs is part of a broader move in some states toward more government-sponsored religion insid…

Shanker Blog: New Hampshire’s Divisive Concepts Law Was Ruled Unconstitutional, Sending a Message to the Nation Shanker Blog: New Hampshire’s Divisive Concepts Law Was Ruled Unconstitutional, Sending a Message to the Nation Our guest author is Deb Howes, President of AFT-NH. A version of the article originally appeared in the Concord Monitor on June 14, 2024. A funny thing happened on New Hampshire’s way to threatening to fire teachers for t…

Radical Eyes for Equity: Why Has Education Reform Always Failed?: “Straightforward Solutions to Complicated Questions” Radical Eyes for Equity: Why Has Education Reform Always Failed?: “Straightforward Solutions to Complicated Questions” Writing about the fundamental flaw in Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation, Andrew Solomon opens with a claim that helps explain why five-decades of intensive education reform has always failed: “There is nothin…

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Can I Use A.I. to Grade My Students’ Papers? (Kwame Anthony Appiah) (Guest Post by Kwame Anthony Appiah) Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Can I Use A.I. to Grade My Students’ Papers? (Kwame Anthony Appiah) (Guest Post by Kwame Anthony Appiah) Kwame Anthony Appiah is a British-born philosopher, novelist, and scholar of African and African American studies. He writes a column called “The Ethicist” for The New York Ti…

Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Need Help! Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Need Help! Public schools stand out for their inclusive approach toward students with disabilities, in stark contrast to many charter, private, and parochial schools. This unwavering commitment ensures that every student, including those with emotion…

We’re Going Forward: Wajahat Ali Host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Daily Beast columnist, author and public speaker Wajahat Ali The post We’re Going Forward: Wajahat Ali appeared first on Religion News Service.

Worst Sports Cars, Cars From Good Automakers And Laws That Need To End In This Week’s QOTD Roundup There are very few automakers out there that have been all killer, no filler throughout their history. Whether it’s a near miss like the Ferrari Mondial or a massive let down like the Alfa Romeo Arna, the world’s greatest car companies have all made a bad car at least once, right? – Owen Bellwood Read More Read more…

Overcrowded Islands, Cancelled Flights And Abandoned Airports In This Week’s Beyond Cars Roundup Thousands of cruise ship passengers turned the charming Greek island of Santorini into standing-room-only hell Wednesday, proving once again it really is the worst way to travel. – Erin Marquis Read More Read more…

Sultan Of Brunei’s Lambo, ‘Bubble Eye’ Hummer And A Pebble Beach-Winning Bugatti In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup A number of the early Ultium EVs from Cadillac and Chevy had big issues, so much so that GM bought them back from customers. Now a few of those EVs have started to show up on the used market with big discounts. – Lawrence Hodge Read More Read more…

Weekend News Roundup July 27, 2024 The Tesla Cybertruck sucks. It’s been a reliability disaster, can’t even survive a simple car wash, is incredibly difficult to repair, has edges that are so sharpowners have ended up in the hospital from their injuries, and it looks like it was designed in a lab to crush pedestrians. It also hasn’t been crash-tested… Read more…

Driving The ‘Beast’, Drinking The Mirai’s Exhaust And Slashing EV Production In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup The Tesla Cybertruck has only been terrorizing America’s roads for a little over six months, but someone has already managed to get their massive electric pickup truck totalled. A plucky engineer bought the wrecked monstrosity and is attempting to bring it back to life, but it doesn’t sound like a fun task at all. -… Read more…

What is the ERLC and why do Southern Baptists keep getting mad at its leader? (RNS) — Turmoil at the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has increased calls to disband the denomination’s public policy arm, but some SBC pastors say it can and should be saved. The post What is the ERLC and why do Southern Baptists keep getting mad at its leader? appeared first on Religion News Service.

Photos of the Week: Netanyahu at Capitol; Paraguayan bird saint (RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a joint session of Congress, Paraguayans celebrating a saint with bird costumes and more. The post Photos of the Week: Netanyahu at Capitol; Paraguayan bird saint appeared first on Religion News Service.

Ascension adds nine Illinois hospitals to string of sales (RNS) — Thursday’s announcement is the latest in a string of other Ascension sale announcements as the system shifts focus to outpatient care and telehealth. The post Ascension adds nine Illinois hospitals to string of sales appeared first on Religion News Service.

How Kamala Harris and JD Vance appeal to Hindu voters (RNS) — In the 100-plus days before Election Day, Harris has an opportunity to re-engage Hindu voters. The post How Kamala Harris and JD Vance appeal to Hindu voters appeared first on Religion News Service.