Education Archive
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Debt & Sacrifice In America: Should 1% = 1%? by Francisco Barragan
Posted on October 18, 2011 | 22 Comments. . . (First posted in August, just before the current “Occupy Wall Street” movement) It is very clear that in the current debate of Annual Deficits, Debt Ceiling, and... -
California DREAM Act Becomes Reality
Posted on October 9, 2011 | 89 Comments. . . . . Over the weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 131 into law. The legislation joins AB 130, which was signed earlier this year. Together,... -
Who is Assembly candidate Julio Pérez? Meet him Thursday in Santa Ana…
Posted on September 14, 2011 | 11 Comments. . . “I live by a quote from St. Francis: First, do what is necessary. Then, do what is possible. Before you know it, you’re doing the impossible. That’s... -
New Santa Ana USD Thread – 2011-12 edition!
Posted on August 15, 2011 | 187 Comments. . . One of the great traditions of the Orange Juice Blog, since 2006, has been the ongoing “Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) Corruption Thread,” which has blown... -
Orange County officially freaks out over Jerry Brown’s draconian balanced budget.
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 44 Comments. . . So, Governor Brown and the Sacramento Democrats, finally giving up on getting ANY co-operation from Sacramento Republicans on the matter of revenue, have come up with an... -
The Seven Walls of Local Government; Wall #1: Public Indifference
Posted on June 19, 2011 | 12 CommentsBy The Desert Rat A little while ago a friend of mine passed along a copy of an unpublished essay penned by now deceased J. H. Habermeyer, a professor of... -
Fullerton College’s New Building Dun Goofed
Posted on June 8, 2011 | 1 Comment. . . When the FFFF blog kicked off several years ago, one of the first subjects of our discontent was the fake McSpanish horrors being constructed at Fullerton College.... -
Elementary School “Mean Girl” Turns Out to be Teacher
Posted on May 26, 2011 | 65 Comments. . . . Seeking to shelter their kids from the bullying and intolerance perceived to exist at public schools, parents sometimes turn to the more sheltered world of a... -
More Screaming Keller; And Then Some Voices of Reason
Posted on May 21, 2011 | No Comments, , , Looks like John and Ken got an earful. , , Read “More Screaming Keller; And Then Some Voices of Reason” on FFFF -
Dealing with Denial: A Test for Teachers
Posted on May 14, 2011 | 42 CommentsWe fielded all sorts of bitter accusations from teachers when FFFF handed out our list of teacher and administrator pay at this week’s teacher rallies. Responses ranged from the simple... -
Bread and Circus. The Return of Pam Keller
Posted on May 13, 2011 | 9 CommentsBy Joe Sipowicz Yesterday teachers launched another demonstration along Harbor Boulevard to promote higher taxes (yours) to pay for higher pay and bennies (theirs). FFFF was once again on hand... -
Tax-Cheering Teachers Get Mad
Posted on May 11, 2011 | 18 CommentsIn the midst of a teachers’ union protest for higher taxes the other day, we handed out a list of 585 Fullerton teachers and administrators who make over $90,000. Our... -
John and Ken Returning to Fullerton to Protest Teachers’ Union Tax Hikes
Posted on May 10, 2011 | 8 Comments. . . Political talk radio hosts John and Ken announced that they will be coming to Fullerton on Thursday to counter the demonstration for higher taxes put on by... -
Letter to Saddleback Valley USD Board from Lake Forest Parent
Posted on May 9, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . . . The following letter, sent to the SVUSD Board last night, raises questions on the pending closure of Aliso Elementary school in Lake Forest. While I can understand...
