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Black student sent racist texts to himself… 27 Aug 2013 | 05:23 pm
The black St. Peter’s Prep student who purportedly received racist text messages warning him to drop out of the Jersey City high school’s student government election sent the texts to... Read more »
Obama’s plan to fund pre-K will run itself out of money 27 Aug 2013 | 05:20 pm
President Barack Obama, astutely aware that people like kids and don’t like smokers, wants to fund his universal preschool programs through increased tobacco taxes. The only problem? People don’t smok...
California trying to strike out tax-exempt status for Little League, ‘discriminatory’ groups 27 Aug 2013 | 05:12 pm
A California bill that could strip tax-exempt status from Little League, the Boy Scouts of America and other “discriminatory” nonprofit youth-serving groups could come up for a final vote this... Read...
How the public is deceived about ‘highly qualified teachers’ 27 Aug 2013 | 05:09 pm
For years now a charade has been perpetuated on the public by politicians in Washington and school reformers about the definition of a “highly qualified teacher” — an issue that... Read more »
Across the United States, about 5.9 million children between the ages of 3 to 17 are not enrolled in school 27 Aug 2013 | 05:04 pm
Across the United States, about 5.9 million children between the ages of 3 to 17 are not enrolled in school, according to recently released Census Bureau statistics. That’s about 9.6... Read more »
‘Stand Your Ground’ Class Offered By Florida Atlantic University 27 Aug 2013 | 04:46 pm
Florida’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law has provoked heated debates, protests, calls for state hearings — and now a class at Florida Atlantic University. The new course, taught by Broward... R...
Arne Duncan Wants Special Education Students To Take General Exams 27 Aug 2013 | 04:44 pm
Joy Resmovits - Should students with disabilities be held to the same academic standards as their peers? And should schools and teachers be held accountable for their... Read more »
Douglas County schools pilot color-coded student personality tests 27 Aug 2013 | 04:23 pm
Colors have taken on a new meaning in the Douglas County School District. Children are not just learning about the vibrant green hue that comes from mixing yellow and blue... Read more »
Re-education at George Mason 27 Aug 2013 | 04:20 pm
by Walter E. Williams – This week begins my 34th year serving on George Mason University’s distinguished economics faculty. You might imagine my surprise when I received a letter from... Read more »
Loving to spend taxpayer monies 27 Aug 2013 | 04:16 pm
New York’s insolvent municipalities could learn from California’s bankrupt ones. In mid-May, New York governor Andrew Cuomo acknowledged a “long-festering” problem: many of the state’s cities, towns, ...
