“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”-George Orwell (aka Eric Arthur Blair)
Disappearing Students Syndrome (DSS): A phrase created by me to describe a phenomenon taking place across the United States, affecting both privately and publicly funded schools, from Kindergarten all the way through University levels.
Incomplete (Tip-o-the-Iceberg) list of publicly announced education related layoffs, shutdowns and crimes, November 2018:
Most Teachers Running for public Office Lost
ALABAMA: school employees in limbo with health insurance lawsuit
High-level education department employees laid off in attempt to save $1.7 million
ALASKA: ‘We are fed up’: Hundreds of Anchorage educators stage walkout
ARIZONA: online charter school CEO pays himself another $1.3 million from school funds
Proposition 305 fails, blocking expansion of school vouchers
ARKANSAS: Special Ed Teacher Arrested for Slapping Autistic Student
teachers’ union relinquishes due process rights
Method of funding schools scrutinized
3 charter schools received F letter grades
CALIFORNIA: Most school construction bonds, more taxes, approved by voters
Teacher Caught on Camera Punching Student
$75K raised for teacher caught on video punching student
After the fire, an entire school district gone
COLORADO: Teacher shortage
Tax Increase For Public Education Fails
State education board orders outside takeover of Adams 14 School District
CONNECTICUT: A Connecticut town banned parents from its school lunchrooms
Hamden Board of Ed votes to shutdown two schools.
schools increase security amid vague threat
elementary school closed indefinitely due to mold
Teacher Pension Problems (to the tune of $100-million)
DELAWARE: lawsuit alleging state funds schools unfairly
Audit reveals deceptive Delaware-based student loan company
FLORIDA: thousands of teachers and aspiring teachers are failing a revised licensing exam
Florida teacher pay ranks among lowest in the U.S.
Turns out the yoga shooter was a teacher fired for groping students
Junior high school students whacked on THC-laced gummies
GEORGIA: Savannah State University announces layoffs amid student enrollment decline
U.S. Army personnel help plant a new Partners in Education sign in front of Hardaway High School in Columbus.
GUAM: school teacher named in latest sex abuse lawsuit
HAWAII: In paradise(?) Hawaii can’t hire enough teachers, and can’t convince any to stay
Rape victim sues state Department of Education, saying authorities knew students were violent
IDAHO: Thousands sign petition backing Idaho teachers who dressed as MAGA border wall for Halloween
Idiocy as Boise State University tasked with trying to figure out why there’s a teacher shortage!
substitute teacher, coach arrested for sexual battery
Total failure as years later Idaho Still Struggles To Meet College Go-On Rate
More idiocy as Idahoans are taxing themselves a record level ‘supplemental’ $202M for a failed education system
Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Tyler Richins poses for a photo with his father, Dwight Richins, after coaching Sugar-Salem High School to the Idaho 3A state football championship.
ILLINOIS: Bloomington Barnes and Noble closing in February
Belleville school under investigation for helping students cheat on state testing
Taxpayers in Princeton reject $35-million tax referendum in favor of new sales tax for prison
School boards vote ‘no’ on proposal to allow armed teachers
INDIANA: “Indiana’s war on teachers is winning”
Despite taxpayer funding being mishandled dumb-ass voters approve multi-million dollar IPS tax referendums!
still plagued by teacher shortage
25 laid off from Gary Roosevelt due to crashing enrollments
IOWA: Davenport schools cutting 83 certified positions
Where have Iowa’s teacher-librarians gone? State has 40 percent fewer librarians
Despite increased enrollments Iowa Wesleyan University could close by May due to crashing endowments
music teacher may lose license over ‘inappropriate relationship’ with student
KANSAS: Stupid taxpayers forced to pay Teach For America $270,000 For Recruiting only Three Teachers
Could an education gap in voters move to the left?
KENTUCKY: After teacher uproar, Teachers get failing grade on Election Day
LOUISIANA: A-rated public schools are falling
Reports of abusing students, falsifying records surface at well-known elite prep-school
MAINE: Student test results take a downturn
Maine is offering to reimburse their student loan payments
University system captures extra $15 million, reports $8.2 million surplus
Judge gives suspended sentence to teacher who shoplifted even though she won a million dollars!
teacher’s salary was so low she was forced to apply for government assistance
A teacher defaulted on $55000 in student debt—loan
MARSHALL ISLANDS: 
On the ‘associated U.S. state’ of Marshall Islands the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 carried out taxpayer funded repairs to local schools, 07NOV2018.
MARYLAND: teacher punched in face by student
Substitute Teacher Tapes elementary Student To A Chair
Teacher Admits Calling Black Man the N-Word Because She Didn’t Like How He Exited a Parking Space
Hazing incident reported at another Maryland high school
MASSACHUSETTS: New Civics Education Reform Law
Teacher Placed on Leave for Allegedly Recording Student in toilet-room
MICHIGAN: missing the mark on special education
State Senate votes to scrap school union ‘release time’
Voters raise school taxes (they must be rich, or dumb)
Teacher Suspended After 5-Year-Old Wanders Away
MISSISSIPPI: teacher shortage
teacher dies attempting to assist in crash
teacher caught on video yelling racial slur
MISSOURI: Teacher Says He Was Banned After Thanking Students Who Stood for Pledge of Allegiance
Teacher and school being sued over sex crimes
teacher suspended for allowing student to wear Ku Klux Klan robe
Missing ballet teacher found dead in lake
MONTANA: Montana State University settles lawsuit over sexual harassment
Higher Education taxpayer funded Levy Passes With Over 60 Percent (the voters must be rich, or dumb)
University of Montana cuts $5 million
NEBRASKA: Two students detained because of a BB gun
Special Education Students slaving away in School’s Coffee Shop?
This a bad sign concerning the ‘Future Leaders’ of Nebraska; school districts get 9 million tax dollars to help growing number of students with mental health problems
‘What the hell is wrong with Omaha?’
Universities to jack-up tuition
Junior High School Teacher Sentenced in Student Sex Case
NEVADA: Marijuana taxes supposed to be flooding into schools, yet why are schools demanding even more money?
NEW HAMPSHIRE: New teacher conduct code
school board member accused of trying to ‘publicly embarrass,’ ‘intimidate’ student
NEW JERSEY: teachers sue to stop compulsory union fees
High School teacher fired for using n-word
teacher wears same dress for 100 days to promote sustainability
Voters approve $500 million for vo-tech and police-state school security (the voters of New Jersey must be rich, or dumb, or both)
NEW MEXICO: teacher vacancies called a ‘crisis’
APS to get $1.2M to reward exemplary teachers
NEW YORK: From stalled buses to canceled programs, New York City schools getting its ass kicked by Ol’ Man Winter! (Hello, snow happens at the end of Autumn! What’ll happen in the middle of Winter?)
In New York City schools, 40,000 students aren’t getting required special education services
New state Guidelines for What Private Schools Must Teach
NORTH CAROLINA: Body of teacher killed by ‘criminal organization’ found in Mexico
On U.S. Marine Corps’ Camp Lejeune, a fire burned through the roof of Lejeune High School, 01NOV2018.
NORTH DAKOTA: Junior high school teacher gets 10 years in prison
One-room schoolhouse might close
NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS: 
On the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, a sixth grader at Hopwood Junior High School inspects the damage caused by Super Typhoon Yutu, 15NOV2018.
U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 ‘SeaBees’ connect a FEMA-owned (taxpayer owned) emergency power generator to the Tinian Elementary School, 05NOV2018.
OHIO: graduation requirements likely to be put on hold – again.
Rash of school-levy losses reveals voter skepticism
A judge suspected in the death of his teacher wife
Weapons stolen from teacher’s car
teacher accused of theft blames missing Chromebooks, money on school’s “disorganization”
christian school teacher loses license after being accused of sex crimes
OKLAHOMA: OU Eliminates 50 Staff Positions
teacher accused of having inappropriate relationship with student reaches plea deal
school districts cancel class for general election
another 100 emergency teaching certifications issued
Champion Builders files bankruptcy; East Topeka Learning Center already looking for new contractor
OREGON: schools face ‘behavioral crisis’
Police arrest teacher accused of sexual relationship
unions using new tactics to influence the midterm elections
Teachers Sue over Guns in Schools
PUERTO RICO: Louisiana Schools Chief Gets Contract in Puerto Rico
RHODE ISLAND: poor results on new test are “our truth-telling moment”
Federal lawsuit says Rhode Island fails to prepare students to be informed citizens
Are Civics Lessons a Constitutional Right?
Voters approve record level $250-million taxpayer funded bond (they must be rich, or dumb, or both)
SOUTH CAROLINA: ‘Minimally adequate’: persistent failures in education
schools chief blames vendor for report card delay
SOUTH DAKOTA: For-profit NAU cuts programs, plans layoffs
Most students aren’t ready for college
TENNESSEE: Where you live might predict your success in college
Fewer people are studying to be teachers.
TEXAS: teacher commits suicide in classroom
Rise in Reported Improper Teacher, Student Relationships
Federal court upholds $33-million reduction in federal level funding for Texas schools
UTAH: voters reject confusing gas tax hike supposedly meant to help fund education
Plans to Punish School Districts That Charge High Pay-to-Play Fees
teacher committed murdered in front of her own children, then decorate xmas tree
school district concerned about ‘pattern of grooming’ after teacher charged with abuse
Audit claims schools fail to report and/or discipline bad teachers
VERMONT: Mistrial ruled in case of teacher accused of assaulting student
health care and education crises
VIRGINIA: Virginia Teachers Plan to March at the Capital.
Group tied to charter schools spent thousands on school board elections
Teaching Licenses Revoked for Inappropriate Conduct; Parents Not Notified
School employee investigation involves nude photos
teachers allege pregnancy discrimination by school
WASHINGTON: Tacoma Schools eliminates 13 more positions in latest round of layoffs
state auditor’s office found many principals don’t share student crimes with teachers
Parent-Teacher Student Group board member arrested
Spokane voters supporting $495 million school bond with 67 percent (they must be rich, or dumb, or both)
Seattle’s $600 million-plus education levy approved by wide margin(they must be rich, or dumb, or both)
Washington DC: Why Teachers Are Leaving DC in Droves
WEST VIRGINIA: The National Guard opened a recruiting office on the campus of Bluefield State College, the college president said it was all about financial aid: “The Guard provides incredible benefits for students that need financial aid, and financial aid is so important to students that are attending college.”-Marsha Krotseng
Big on Colleges But Little Learning Or Income
WISCONSIN: School referendums break records in ‘landslide for public education’; $1.3-billion! (they must be rich, or dumb, or both)
Wisconsin teachers lead nation in Airbnb rental
WYOMING: Teacher Denies Assaulting Ex-Wife with truck
University of Wyoming Dean demands At least $18M
A Class of One at Rural School
Guatemala: 
U.S. Coast Guard personnel rebuild an elementary school in Guatemala (one of the Central American countries flooding the U.S. with migrants), 19NOV2018.
Micronesia: 
U.S. Navy SeaBees spend U.S. tax dollars building a new high school for the Federated States of Micronesia, 17NOV2018.
Niger: In the African country the U.S. Army and Air Force helped deliver about 300 ‘donated’ desks to schools, watch official video report:
Dumbing Down the U.S.A., September 2018: TEACHERS MORE VIOLENT & CRIMINAL THAN STUDENTS?