On January 21, 2025, a fire involved four electric school buses in Wilbraham, Massachusetts. The Wilbraham Fire Department responded to the incident at approximately 1:30 a.m. at the bus storage facility located at 2043 Boston Road.
Upon arrival, firefighters found four buses fully engulfed in flames. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
All told, more than 677,000 children in grades K–12 were enrolled in classical education programs last year, a 2024 market analysis report by Arcadia Education states.
That includes students in 1,024 Christian Evangelical schools, 308 Catholic schools, and 219 public charter schools.
Additionally, about 261,000 students were home schooled using classical curricula.
Between 2017 and 2023, homeschooling under classical education instruction increased by 51 percent, followed by 7 percent in private religious schools and 4 percent in public schools, according to the report.
Arcadia forecasts an increase to 1.4 million students and 2,575 schools by 2035, including 119 new charter schools and 200 existing public schools that will adopt the classical curriculum
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Teachers unions at the national and local levels have opposed school choice measures, especially taxpayer-funded voucher programs that fund private school tuition, because they could decrease enrollment-based funding.
If the operator of the worlds largest battery storage facility can't stop lithium batteries from catching fire then why are these extremely dangerous batteries allowed in cars or in peoples homes?
Moss Landing Power Plant 01/16/2025
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fire-moss-landing-power-plant-triggers-eas-warning-monterey-county
https://www.ktvu.com/news/fire-moss-landing-power-plant-triggers-eas-warning-monterey-county
Near Aurora Avenue and 96th Street, footage shows a woman diving for cover as shots ring out. In a sign of the severity of the situation, gunfire happened sporadically over several minutes. As a result, that woman is seen repeatedly cowering behind bushes to avoid being shot.
Note: I have reached out to City of Seattle District 5 counsel person Cathy Moore on Dec 30th for comment (cathy.moore@seattle.gov) she has not responded.
https://komonews.com/news/local/turf-war-pimps-aurora-avenue-north-seattle-crime-prostitution-surveillance-video-gun-violence-gunfire-chase-january-10-spd-business-district-accountability
Not all schools can serve all students, this sort homogenized approach has failed.
Supporters of school choice via vouchers have a tough opponent in the teacher's unions and there supporters but there is hope as more and more tax payers see their taxes skyrocketing and student achievement dropping.
At some point fiscal reality must step in.
On Jan. 24, 2025, Texas State Senator Brandon Creighton filed Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, which would give students universal access to school choice and provide at least $2,000 each year to students’ education savings account. If a family decides to enroll their child in a private school, each student would receive $10,000 per year, and students with a disability enrolling in a private school would receive $11,500 per year.
