Up North Progressive
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Up North Progressive Secret Project Update: Pray for me
Monday , 26, July 2021 Section 16 Leave a commentStarting today, “Operation: This is a residential treatment facility not a teen swinger’s club” begins the education component. Two certified teachers out, a para pro gone in two weeks, and the Up North Progressive had an interview with another district last week. Pray for me. Last week, the charter school district CEO kept hinting at […]
The Up North Progressive Guide to Dealing With Those Pesky Gypsy Moths: Egg Hunt
Wednesday , 21, July 2021 Community, Environment Leave a commentIf you live up north in mid-July, 2021, you probably can’t help but notice cream-colored gypsy moths and their darker-hued boyfriends flying all over the place. Gypsy moths are non-native invasive species in North America. After the Civil War, gypsy moth eggs arrived in Boston in an attempt to develop a silk market in the […]
This sign is perfectly designed to draw in anyone looking for work. A quick glance makes you think after 7 long years McDonald’s finally realizes if they want people to work they have to pay them. But wait, let’s give that sign a closer look … This is worse than the McDonalds in Illinois offering […]
Up North Progressive Special Project Update: Sending Signal Flares
Thursday , 1, July 2021 Section 16 Leave a commentIf you’re looking for a status update on Up North Progressive’s special project. This image sums it up. After numerous parents and former staff described what it’s like dealing with and working at one of these places, experiencing it first-hand makes the horror real. Perpetually understaffed, policies not being followed or changed on a whim. […]