I’m an Independent. I’ve never belonged to any political party and, to paraphrase Groucho Marx, I don’t know if I’d want to be a member of any party that would […]
Read moreAuthor: Brandon Melendez
Brandon is the Editor-in-Chief and President of Maglomaniac and a contributor at Polite on Society. He is the author of the Eat Your Serial title Ten Years Gone: Pomp and Circumstance, as well as several columns at Maglomaniac. Brandon writes about education, politics, pop culture, and the human experience at large.
The Blooming Deficiencies of the 2016 Election
A system of free and open elections along with a strong system of public education, are the two most fundamental factors to a society of ever growing prosperity and equity. […]
Read moreUnlimited Time on Tests Betrays Unlimited Incompetence in Albany
Laurence J. Peter famously said that everyone rises to their level of incompetence. In Albany, with many things and especially education, such rises are often meteoric and occur at breakneck […]
Read moreObama’s New Stance On Testing Won’t Polish His Tarnished Education Legacy
Halloween is at the end of the week and Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. Many of us will soon find ourselves opening up a special box in […]
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Have No Fear “Rebels”…You’ve Got A Cottage Industry Coming
Following the awful tragedy at Mother Emanuel AME last week in Charleston, South Carolina, it seems the whole country has turned on the so-called Rebel Flag (often erroneously referred to […]
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