Jess Lahitou

Prejudice against women has existed in this country since its very inception. Indeed, prejudice against women has existed throughout all of history, long predating the presence of America, and sexism continues on unabated today, in most parts of the world. And it goes mostly unaddressed, much less eradicated.

Throughout this long and increasingly nightmarish primary season, an argument emerged from Republican candidates who were routinely getting their butts handed to them by Donald Trump.

Tim Kaine and Mike Pence both showed themselves superior to their presidential ticket counterparts. Ouch.

The most urgent matter for this former teacher is that we stop risking the educational potential and physical health of our students for the false promise of EdTech as a panacea for our schools' struggles.

So I’m writing today from Elevation 8,080 ft., here in Avon, Colorado.

During last Wednesday night’s CNN Republican Presidential Debate, moderator Jake Tapper gave the ultimate softball question: What woman would you put on the ten-dollar bill? Instead, answers ranged from decent to head-scratching to laughable to flat-out embarrassing.

Four years ago, my husband took a job transfer to Bogota, Colombia.

Let’s break this down for Spicer.

Nothing about his sexism is complicated. Right? According to election results, wrong.

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