Daily Archives: 5:04 AM
Interim chief takes first steps to combat APS cheating scandal
Atlanta Public Schools interim Superintendent Erroll Davis began Thursday to dismantle former school chief Beverly Hall’s administration, promising a host of changes that included academic reviews for students affected by… Read more
University Offers Bachelor of Arts in Counter-terrorism
An online university in Australia is offering a Bachelor of Arts in security, terrorism, and counter-terrorism. “Terrorism has become a part of the global landscape and there is a world-wide… Read more
“We” as an Open Door
Kenneth J. Bernstein – Jefferson’s words in the Declaration we commemorate today did not, as Carroll rightly notes, include all present – no Native Americans, slaves, women, or those whose political loyalties remained with the Crown.
Children ‘still shunning school dinners’, figures show
More than half of primary pupils and almost two-thirds of those in secondary education continue to reject healthy menus introduced after the TV chef exposed the poor state… Read more
Third of students ‘face missing out on university places’
Figures published today suggest almost a third of students – 220,000 – will be left without degree courses this summer amid a desperate surge for places before a hike in… Read more
Student splits 40K in winnings among runners-up
The event – a foul-shooting contest for top academic students at in Los Angeles – was created with a simple premise: Organizers wanted to show the kids at… Read more
Oxbridge places ‘dominated by just five elite schools’
Just five top schools send more pupils to Oxford and Cambridge than 2,000 other comprehensives or sixth-form colleges combined, figures show. Data from the Sutton Trust charity reveals that schools… Read more
Video: George H. Nash on America’s Founding Generation
Andy Nash speaks with historian George H. Nash on the Constitution and American identity for a special Independence Day-themed episode. Dr. Nash highlights the role of Rev. John Witherspoon and… Read more
Northampton University ‘fined £56k’ for not displaying EU flag | Mail Online
The University of Northampton has been fined more than £56,000 – just because it didn’t display the EU flag. It was revealed in Parliament that the university was fined £56,477… Read more
Bottling Up Global Warming Skepticism
Peter Wood – At 15, showed what he was made of. He shrewdly traded some trash for a peddler’s wagon full of green bottles. Then he opened a… Read more
