As the Massachusetts Legislature continues its quest to be the first state in the nation to outlaw bump-fire stocks — the add-on equipment authorities claim helped maximize a Las Vegas gunman's body count — a New Boston Post review has determined that there are a host of ways to get around the proposed ban, and all it takes is a little technique.
The most significant example comes from a YouTube personality known as ThatGunGuy45, a man who describes himself as "absolutely passionate about guns."
So far as we know, low achievement hasn't been remedied by any of the strategies or programs that educators or policy makers have tried out since 1965 — the date of the first authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. We've already made a mess of the K-12 reading/literature curriculum and teacher professional development. We seem to be ready to do the same to pre-school programs. So why doesn't Congress or major journals sponsor panel discussions on why we can't seem to find something that really makes a difference?
Here are some of the major programs that haven't worked.
