Song of the Day 9/22: Jim Pepper, “Witchi-Tai-To”
Jim Pepper was a tenor saxophonist of Native American heritage who played in a group called the Fresh Spirits, considered the first jazz-rock fusion band, but he's best remembered for…
We don’t need another working group, task force, commission or consortium to tell us what we already know: our school funding system is one of the least equitable in the country and our students are suffering because of it. There’s a reason why families are suing the Governor. State legislators shouldn’t be waiting for the courts to remedy this. With a growing number of teachers and education advocates in the legislature, we have no excuse not to take action.